Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 536 · 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 dog best? (a) Priya saw a big dog. (b) Priya saw a black dog. (c) Priya saw a big black dog. (d) Priya saw a dog.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) colourful
3. 3.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof. (c) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Zoya flies on the roof a kite.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: ball / in / Zoya / garden / kicks / the / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Zoya the ball in the garden. (b) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Zoya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Zoya kicks in the garden the ball.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The brown cow. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) colourful
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Riya flies a kite on the roof.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “I” (c) after “homework” (d) after “my”
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) after (b) school (c) in (d) our
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Riya picked a flower. (b) Riya picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Riya picked a tiny flower. (d) Riya picked a yellow flower.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Our cat. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) If you come early.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.These words are mixed up: Saanvi / banana / eats / school / after / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi eats a banana after school. (b) Saanvi a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Saanvi a banana after school. (d) Saanvi eats after school a banana.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.These words are mixed up: room / Saturday / cleans / Simran / every / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Simran the room every Saturday. (b) Simran cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Simran the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Simran cleans the room every Saturday.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi bought her book. She read it. (b) Saanvi bought her book. Her read it. (c) Saanvi bought Saanvi's book. Saanvi read it.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “she” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Diya painted Diya's pot. Diya sold it. (c) Diya painted her pot. She sold it.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The new student sat next to me.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (b) What a cute puppy! (c) Ishaan visits the library on Fridays. (d) Sit down quietly.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Saanvi is calling? (b) Saanvi is who calling? (c) Is who Saanvi calling? (d) Who is Saanvi calling?
29. 29.Omkar wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) purple (c) cross
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) How is Farhan travelling to school? (c) Vikram visits the library on Fridays. (d) Please speak slowly.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun a picture draws in art class. (b) Arjun draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Arjun a picture in art class. (d) Arjun draws a picture in art class.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Sneha eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.Priya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) hot (c) chilly
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara lives near the lake in Indore.” (a) in (b) tara (c) the (d) near
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “The” (c) after “umbrella” (d) after “turned”
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog.

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