Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 555 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) prickly (c) sweet (d) colourful
3. 3.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rohan wore an old cap. (b) Rohan wore an old blue cap. (c) Rohan wore a cap. (d) Rohan wore a blue cap.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Ananya ate a yellow mango. (b) Ananya ate a big mango. (c) Ananya ate a big yellow mango. (d) Ananya ate a mango.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Saanvi has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) smooth (d) quiet
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Rahul found his kite. He flew it. (c) Rahul found Rahul's kite. Rahul flew it.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The tall tree. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Carried a crumb.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The village pond.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
11. 11.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Saanvi ate a big ripe mango. (b) Saanvi ate a mango. (c) Saanvi ate a ripe mango. (d) Saanvi ate a big mango.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is where going after school? (b) Where Rohan is going after school? (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Is where Rohan going after school?
13. 13.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “her” (d) after “pen”
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Aarav packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Aarav packed Aarav's bag. Aarav carried it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
19. 19.These words are mixed up: catches / seven / at / the / bus / Diya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Diya the bus at seven. (c) Diya catches at seven the bus. (d) Diya catches the bus at seven.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “says” (b) after “can” (c) after “The” (d) after “talk”
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
22. 22.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a small dog. (b) Sneha saw a dog. (c) Sneha saw a small black dog. (d) Sneha saw a black dog.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the library visits on Fridays. (b) Isha visits on Fridays the library. (c) Isha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Isha the library on Fridays.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “strong” (c) after “our” (d) after “umbrella”
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) loud
28. 28.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Farhan wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) square
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) sour (d) loud
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
33. 33.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Sneha drew a house. (b) Sneha drew a red house. (c) Sneha drew a small red house. (d) Sneha drew a small house.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
35. 35.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aarav saw a little brown dog. (b) Aarav saw a brown dog. (c) Aarav saw a little dog. (d) Aarav saw a dog.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: kite / roof / Omkar / on / a / the / flies
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar flies on the roof a kite. (b) Omkar a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (d) Omkar flies a kite on the roof.
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Why is Aisha crying? (c) Kavya draws a picture in art class. (d) Please speak slowly.
38. 38.These words are mixed up: morning / Vikram / cat / every / feeds / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (b) Vikram the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning. (d) Vikram feeds every morning the cat.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kind” (b) after “man” (c) after “got” (d) after “stuck”
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) ishaan (b) clothes (c) new (d) wore

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