Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 446 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “it” (c) after “for” (d) after “barked”
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar picked Omkar's mango. Omkar ate it. (b) Omkar picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Omkar picked his mango. He ate it.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Pooja the school bag at night. (b) Pooja the school bag packs at night. (c) Pooja packs at night the school bag. (d) Pooja packs the school bag at night.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Simran wore new clothes on onam.” (a) new (b) onam (c) clothes (d) wore
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Imran has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a blue bag. (b) Aarav carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (d) Aarav carried a bag.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) How is Yash travelling to school? (c) Yash kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Turn left at the temple.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) bitter (c) loud (d) sticky
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Ishaan / a / poem / every / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan a poem writes every week. (b) Ishaan writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Ishaan a poem every week. (d) Ishaan writes a poem every week.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) prickly (d) noisy
17. 17.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a little dog. (b) Meera saw a white dog. (c) Meera saw a dog. (d) Meera saw a little white dog.
18. 18.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Diya found a shell. (b) Diya found a tiny shell. (c) Diya found a pink shell. (d) Diya found a tiny pink shell.
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Where is Ananya playing cricket?
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Where is Dev going after school? (d) Rahul reads a storybook at night.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Priya saw a small white dog. (b) Priya saw a small dog. (c) Priya saw a dog. (d) Priya saw a white dog.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in patna.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “to” (c) after “began” (d) after “dark”
28. 28.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Rohan opened an umbrella. (c) Rohan opened a small umbrella. (d) Rohan opened a small yellow umbrella.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) sour
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) the (b) reopens (c) our (d) after
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The children. (d) The train left the station at nine.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Kunal warm milk before bed. (b) Kunal drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Kunal warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Kunal drinks warm milk before bed.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Farhan saw a big elephant. (b) Farhan saw a grey elephant. (c) Farhan saw an elephant. (d) Farhan saw a big grey elephant.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a kite. (b) Simran flew a red kite. (c) Simran flew a big kite. (d) Simran flew a big red kite.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) loud
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Why is Zoya crying? (c) What a clever crow! (d) Sneha plays cricket in the park.

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