Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 567 · 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 cap best? (a) Kabir wore a red cap. (b) Kabir wore an old red cap. (c) Kabir wore an old cap. (d) Kabir wore a cap.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “off” (c) after “boiled” (d) after “we”
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Zoya crying? (b) Why Zoya is crying? (c) Zoya is why crying? (d) Is why Zoya crying?
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.These words are mixed up: visits / Meera / the / Fridays / library / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Meera the library on Fridays. (b) Meera visits the library on Fridays. (c) Meera visits on Fridays the library. (d) Meera the library visits on Fridays.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) salty (d) loud
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) rough (d) salty
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) i (b) with (c) to (d) park
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) When the bell rang. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The cricket match.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “liked” (c) after “teacher” (d) after “smiled”
15. 15.Arjun wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) square
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The baby elephant. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) While Mum was cooking.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it. (b) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Priya lost her pencil. She found it.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a pot. (b) Imran painted a round pot. (c) Imran painted a blue pot. (d) Imran painted a round blue pot.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav packs the school bag at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Arjun crying? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Farhan sings a song in the morning. (d) What a tall tree!
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (d) What is Pooja reading today?
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The village pond. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Zoya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) lovely (c) ugly
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) bright (d) fluffy
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan and Dev will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) will (b) my (c) ishaan (d) come
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan wrote Rohan's poem. Rohan read it. (b) Rohan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rohan wrote his poem. He read it.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “Our” (c) after “team” (d) after “practised”
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Aarav the plants in the evening. (c) Aarav waters in the evening the plants. (d) Aarav waters the plants in the evening.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and ananya will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) colourful (d) quiet
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “the” (d) after “race”

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