Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 453 · 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 is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: the / on / flies / Aisha / kite / roof / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (b) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (d) Aisha flies a kite on the roof.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) salty
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “stuck” (b) after “a” (c) after “man” (d) after “kind”
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Vikram packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Vikram packed Vikram's bag. Vikram carried it.
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (c) Please close the door. (d) Why is Tara crying?
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (b) Farhan the plants waters in the evening. (c) Farhan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Farhan waters in the evening the plants.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Maria wore new clothes on onam.” (a) clothes (b) onam (c) on (d) wore
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) bitter (d) smooth
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) When the bell rang.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) loud
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin packs the school bag at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Farhan eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened a small umbrella. (b) Arjun opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Arjun opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Arjun opened an umbrella.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara packs at night the school bag. (b) Tara the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Tara the school bag at night. (d) Tara packs the school bag at night.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) on (b) in (c) and (d) zoya
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun baked Arjun's cake. Arjun shared it. (b) Arjun baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Arjun baked his cake. He shared it.
22. 22.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) loud
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
26. 26.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Saanvi flew a big red kite. (b) Saanvi flew a big kite. (c) Saanvi flew a kite. (d) Saanvi flew a red kite.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “second” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “ate”
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) bitter
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “it” (c) after “parrot” (d) after “says”
30. 30.Tara wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) hungry (c) dry
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How bright the moon is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Manav picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Manav picked Manav's mango. Manav ate it.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a small pink shell. (b) Arjun found a shell. (c) Arjun found a small shell. (d) Arjun found a pink shell.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) on (b) met (c) diwali (d) all
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) shiny (d) prickly
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “basket” (c) after “we” (d) after “were”

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