Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 465 · 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 write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. She flew it.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) noisy (d) fluffy
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How big the cake is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Before the sun set. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Zoya found a shell. (b) Zoya found a small shell. (c) Zoya found a white shell. (d) Zoya found a small white shell.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “maria and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Isha feeds the cat every morning.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Checked my throat. (d) The players.
11. 11.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 “Our” (c) after “hard” (d) after “the”
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) Running in the park. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) shiny
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Meera flies a kite on the roof. (d) What is Pooja eating for lunch?
16. 16.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin baked Tenzin's cake. Tenzin shared it. (b) Tenzin baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Tenzin baked his cake. Him shared it.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Joseph ate a ripe mango. (b) Joseph ate a mango. (c) Joseph ate a juicy mango. (d) Joseph ate a juicy ripe mango.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Joseph reading today? (b) What Joseph is reading today? (c) Joseph is what reading today? (d) What is Joseph reading today?
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin eats a banana after school.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Sneha picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Sneha picked a flower. (c) Sneha picked a yellow flower. (d) Sneha picked a pretty flower.
26. 26.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Omkar plays cricket in the park. (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What is Riya reading today?
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it. (c) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Dev travelling to school?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Lucknow in July.” (a) uncle (b) my (c) came (d) in
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Manav picked Manav's mango. Manav ate it. (c) Manav picked his mango. Him ate it.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: a / flies / the / roof / Aisha / kite / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (d) Aisha flies on the roof a kite.
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tasty samosa! (b) What is Kavya drawing in class? (c) Water the plants today. (d) Imran cooks rice for lunch.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: drinks / before / bed / milk / Saanvi / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: in / garden / kicks / ball / the / Priya / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Priya the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Priya the ball in the garden. (d) Priya kicks the ball in the garden.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The village pond. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) spicy (d) quiet
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.

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