Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 554 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) bright (d) quiet
2. 2.Nisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) wooden (c) smart
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Riya drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Aarav reading today?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “a” (b) after “it” (c) after “cake” (d) after “smelled”
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) noisy
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Priya crying?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Isha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Isha fixed Isha's toy car. Isha played with it.
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (b) Please feed the cat. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Kavya kicks the ball in the garden.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Kavya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) smart (c) silly
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Riya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) silent
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The tall tree. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Riya laughing? (b) Riya is why laughing? (c) Why is Riya laughing? (d) Why Riya is laughing?
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Where is Yash playing cricket?
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) quiet (d) bright
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Sat next to me.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “was” (b) after “closed” (c) after “back” (d) after “shop”
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in bhopal starts in september.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Manav a song in the morning. (c) Manav sings in the morning a song. (d) Manav a song sings in the morning.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to indore for Christmas last year.” (a) indore (b) for (c) went (d) year
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My little brother. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
40. 40.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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