Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 499 · 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) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Priya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Meera bought a big red balloon. (b) Meera bought a big balloon. (c) Meera bought a balloon. (d) Meera bought a red balloon.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) quiet (d) sour
5. 5.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
8. 8.Kunal wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) wooden (c) slow
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Joseph the bus at seven. (c) Joseph catches the bus at seven. (d) Joseph catches at seven the bus.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Fell all night. (d) The train.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) shiny
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Kavya picked Kavya's mango. Kavya ate it. (c) Kavya picked her mango. She ate it.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in December.” (a) reopens (b) after (c) our (d) the
17. 17.Omkar wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) round
18. 18.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to surat for Baisakhi last year.” (a) surat (b) went (c) last (d) to
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “he” (c) after “his” (d) after “fell”
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun packs at night the school bag. (b) Arjun the school bag packs at night. (c) Arjun packs the school bag at night. (d) Packs Arjun the school bag at night.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Imran drew a small green house. (b) Imran drew a house. (c) Imran drew a small house. (d) Imran drew a green house.
24. 24.Aarav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) square (c) bright
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) sour
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) As soon as we reached home.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
30. 30.These words are mixed up: writes / poem / Meera / every / a / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera writes every week a poem. (b) Meera a poem writes every week. (c) Meera writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Meera a poem every week.
31. 31.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tara painted an orange pot. (b) Tara painted a pot. (c) Tara painted a small orange pot. (d) Tara painted a small pot.
34. 34.Pooja wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) round
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from kolkata in august.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is why crying? (b) Why Pooja is crying? (c) Why is Pooja crying? (d) Is why Pooja crying?
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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