Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 443 · 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.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) colourful
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Ishaan eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
4. 4.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “vikram met kunal at the station in kolkata.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) spicy
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Where is Rohan playing cricket? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Priya eats a banana after school.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The red kite.
10. 10.Dev wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) hungry
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) My sister. (d) Gave me a pencil.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan visits on Fridays the library. (b) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Farhan the library on Fridays. (d) Farhan the library visits on Fridays.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) salty (d) bright
16. 16.Maria wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silent (c) noisy
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The little puppy. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a pink shell. (b) Priya found a small shell. (c) Priya found a small pink shell. (d) Priya found a shell.
21. 21.Riya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) purple
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Manav going after school? (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) Manav is where going after school? (d) Where Manav is going after school?
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kabir ate a mango. (b) Kabir ate a big yellow mango. (c) Kabir ate a yellow mango. (d) Kabir ate a big mango.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) the (b) near (c) in (d) ananya
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Before the sun set. (d) My sister.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) smooth (c) loud (d) colourful
32. 32.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The village pond. (d) Splashed in the river.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The new student. (c) Checked my throat. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Kavya lost Kavya's pencil. Kavya found it. (c) Kavya lost her pencil. Her found it.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Left the station at nine.

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