Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 490 · 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 bag best? (a) Zoya carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Zoya carried a heavy bag. (c) Zoya carried a bag. (d) Zoya carried a blue bag.
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Tara calling? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Maria packs the school bag at night. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The red kite. (d) Eating a big mango.
4. 4.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Joseph saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Joseph saw an orange butterfly. (c) Joseph saw a butterfly. (d) Joseph saw a tiny orange butterfly.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Riya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) ugly (c) lovely
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) bright (d) spicy
9. 9.These words are mixed up: in / waters / plants / the / Rahul / the / evening
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul waters in the evening the plants. (b) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening. (d) Rahul the plants waters in the evening.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Yash going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) noisy (d) shiny
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The tiny ant.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Diya saw a little brown dog. (b) Diya saw a brown dog. (c) Diya saw a dog. (d) Diya saw a little dog.
14. 14.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Who is Arjun calling? (d) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi packed Saanvi's bag. Saanvi carried it. (b) Saanvi packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Saanvi packed her bag. She carried it.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) sour
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kabir going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Joseph travelling to school? (b) Joseph is how travelling to school? (c) How Joseph is travelling to school? (d) How is Joseph travelling to school?
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Isha a poem every week. (b) Isha a poem writes every week. (c) Isha writes every week a poem. (d) Isha writes a poem every week.
21. 21.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (b) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (d) Aisha flies a kite on the roof.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.These words are mixed up: drinks / bed / Aarav / warm / before / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Aarav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Aarav warm milk before bed. (d) Aarav drinks before bed warm milk.
25. 25.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) My aunt. (c) Running in the park. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Rang his bell. (d) Since it was late.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) we (c) have (d) saturday
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Kabir fixed Kabir's toy car. Kabir played with it. (c) Kabir fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) shiny (d) sour
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The little puppy. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What is Aisha reading today? (c) Kavya feeds the cat every morning. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
39. 39.These words are mixed up: at / storybook / Priya / night / a / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Priya a storybook at night. (c) Priya reads at night a storybook. (d) Priya a storybook reads at night.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Simran cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question

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