Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 457 · 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 kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) noisy (d) shiny
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My grandmother. (c) Rang loudly. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) shiny (d) sweet
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) As soon as we reached home.
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Please close the door. (c) Who is Isha calling? (d) Sneha cooks rice for lunch.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rahul draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
8. 8.Zoya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
9. 9.These words are mixed up: Dev / roof / on / kite / flies / the / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev flies a kite on the roof. (b) Dev flies on the roof a kite. (c) Dev a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Dev a kite on the roof.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Kavya painted Kavya's pot. Kavya sold it. (c) Kavya painted her pot. She sold it.
11. 11.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ananya saw a small black dog. (b) Ananya saw a small dog. (c) Ananya saw a black dog. (d) Ananya saw a dog.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Imran fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Imran fixed Imran's toy car. Imran played with it.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Aisha playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja met tenzin at the station in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “practised” (c) after “the” (d) after “hard”
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aisha reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) noisy (d) colourful
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “The” (c) after “bus” (d) after “we”
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) prickly (c) shiny (d) loud
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “The” (c) after “our” (d) after “strong”
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “seed” (c) after “planted” (d) after “it”
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it. (b) Dev bought his book. Him read it. (c) Dev bought his book. He read it.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran a bicycle rides to school. (b) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (c) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (d) Imran rides a bicycle to school.
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) What is Aarav drawing in class? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Diya draws a picture in art class.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Tara rice for lunch. (c) Tara cooks for lunch rice. (d) Tara cooks rice for lunch.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Jaipur starts in november.” (a) fair (b) starts (c) big (d) november
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in kochi starts in april.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
36. 36.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 “it” (c) after “a” (d) after “kite”
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Who Tenzin is calling? (c) Tenzin is who calling? (d) Is who Tenzin calling?
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) My father. (c) Rang his bell. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.

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