Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 472 · 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 of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Dev drinks warm milk before bed. (c) What is Kavya reading today? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
2. 2.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir made Kabir's card. Kabir posted it. (b) Kabir made his card. He posted it. (c) Kabir made his card. Him posted it.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Kavya a picture in art class. (b) Kavya a picture draws in art class. (c) Kavya draws a picture in art class. (d) Kavya draws in art class a picture.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Who is Rahul calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Baisakhi.” (a) my (b) made (c) sweets (d) for
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
12. 12.Yash wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) spicy (c) noisy
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The old farmer. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
15. 15.Arjun wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) square (c) quick
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Fell all night. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) My grandmother.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “got” (c) after “people” (d) after “on”
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) sour
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Joseph washed Joseph's bicycle. Joseph rode it. (c) Joseph washed his bicycle. He rode it.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Meera calling? (b) Meera is who calling? (c) Who Meera is calling? (d) Who is Meera calling?
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Tenzin washed Tenzin's bicycle. Tenzin rode it. (c) Tenzin washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) spicy (d) shiny
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Dev is crying? (b) Dev is why crying? (c) Is why Dev crying? (d) Why is Dev crying?
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (d) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi?
34. 34.Ishaan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) round
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) august (b) school (c) holidays (d) reopens
36. 36.Pooja wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) wooden (c) calm
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran cooks for lunch rice. (b) Imran rice cooks for lunch. (c) Imran cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Imran rice for lunch.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The children. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Because it was raining.
40. 40.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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