Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 481 · 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 sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Dev picked a pretty flower. (c) Dev picked a yellow flower. (d) Dev picked a flower.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sour
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in kochi on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How tasty the samosa is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “aarav was born in the month of september.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a big cake” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it.
11. 11.Diya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) purple (c) calm
12. 12.These words are mixed up: the / on / library / Manav / visits / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (b) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (c) Manav the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Manav the library on Fridays.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Isha going after school? (b) Where is Isha going after school? (c) Isha is where going after school? (d) Where Isha is going after school?
14. 14.These words are mixed up: the / at / catches / bus / Kabir / seven
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Kabir the bus at seven. (c) Kabir catches at seven the bus. (d) Kabir catches the bus at seven.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My sister.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Rahul a song in the morning. (c) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (d) Rahul sings in the morning a song.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The train left the station at nine.
19. 19.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash baked Yash's cake. Yash shared it. (b) Yash baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Yash baked his cake. He shared it.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Arjun reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The brown cow. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kolkata in April.” (a) kolkata (b) from (c) uncle (d) in
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph was born in the month of august.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
26. 26.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Yash wore a new blue cap. (b) Yash wore a cap. (c) Yash wore a blue cap. (d) Yash wore a new cap.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Kavya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Kavya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Kavya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Kavya helps in the kitchen Grandma.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: morning / Ananya / feeds / the / cat / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya feeds the cat every morning. (b) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tenzin picked a flower. (b) Tenzin picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Tenzin picked a yellow flower. (d) Tenzin picked a pretty flower.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) have (c) we (d) on
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Imran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) round (c) chilly
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Dev saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Dev saw a butterfly. (c) Dev saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Dev saw a blue butterfly.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Kavya calling? (b) Is who Kavya calling? (c) Who Kavya is calling? (d) Kavya is who calling?
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (b) Visits Aisha the library on Fridays. (c) Aisha visits on Fridays the library. (d) Aisha the library visits on Fridays.
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Aisha playing cricket? (b) Where Aisha is playing cricket? (c) Where is Aisha playing cricket? (d) Aisha is where playing cricket?
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) salty

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