Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 435 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Dev calling? (b) Who Dev is calling? (c) Dev is who calling? (d) Is who Dev calling?
4. 4.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Nisha saw a blue butterfly. (b) Nisha saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Nisha saw a butterfly. (d) Nisha saw a pretty blue butterfly.
6. 6.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Hid under the bed.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “manav and tara will come to my house on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. 10.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram eats after school a banana. (b) Vikram eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (d) Vikram a banana eats after school.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Arjun is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Arjun eating for lunch? (c) What is Arjun eating for lunch? (d) Arjun is what eating for lunch?
13. 13.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a small kite. (b) Kunal flew a small green kite. (c) Kunal flew a green kite. (d) Kunal flew a kite.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof. (b) Tenzin a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Tenzin a kite on the roof. (d) Tenzin flies on the roof a kite.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) sticky (d) colourful
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya writes a poem every week. (b) Kavya a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Kavya a poem every week. (d) Kavya writes every week a poem.
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) What is Joseph drawing in class? (d) Joseph cooks rice for lunch.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) loud (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) fluffy
21. 21.These words are mixed up: washes / the / Sundays / Rohan / on / car
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (b) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Rohan the car washes on Sundays. (d) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: visits / on / Ishaan / Fridays / the / library
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan the library visits on Fridays. (b) Ishaan visits on Fridays the library. (c) Ishaan visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Ishaan the library on Fridays.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Omkar found Omkar's kite. Omkar flew it. (c) Omkar found his kite. He flew it.
28. 28.Yash wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) purple (c) ugly
29. 29.Saanvi wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) spicy (c) damp
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) loud (d) shiny
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) shiny (d) sticky
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “It” (c) after “cold” (d) after “hot”
35. 35.Kunal wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) smart (c) silly
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) My aunt. (c) If you come early. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it.
40. 40.Maria wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) brave (c) afraid

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