Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 569 · 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 bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a red bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a new bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a new red bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a bicycle.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “soon” (b) after “began” (c) after “sky” (d) after “dark”
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Ishaan drawing in class? (c) What Ishaan is drawing in class? (d) What is Ishaan drawing in class?
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Imran has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Arjun painted an orange pot. (b) Arjun painted a round pot. (c) Arjun painted a pot. (d) Arjun painted a round orange pot.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The red kite.
7. 7.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Riya ate a ripe mango. (b) Riya ate a juicy mango. (c) Riya ate a mango. (d) Riya ate a juicy ripe mango.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (b) Dev the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Dev the plants in the evening. (d) Dev waters in the evening the plants.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Saturday of april.” (a) of (b) birthday (c) is (d) april
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Aarav laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) on (c) in (d) have
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (c) Maria cleans the room every Saturday. (d) What a big cake!
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (b) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (c) Vikram catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Vikram the bus at seven.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) noisy
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Meera picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Meera picked Meera's mango. Meera ate it.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: school / bicycle / rides / a / Arjun / to
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun a bicycle rides to school. (b) Arjun rides to school a bicycle. (c) Arjun rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Arjun a bicycle to school.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Maria carried a blue bag. (b) Maria carried a heavy bag. (c) Maria carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Maria carried a bag.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in kolkata starts in February.” (a) big (b) in (c) starts (d) kolkata
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Thursday i went to Kochi by train.” (a) train (b) went (c) to (d) i
31. 31.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) What is Manav reading today? (d) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.Sneha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) round (c) huge
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Priya calling? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Isha eats a banana after school. (d) How funny the joke is!
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a shell. (b) Riya found a pink shell. (c) Riya found a small shell. (d) Riya found a small pink shell.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tara and Kabir will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) come (b) house (c) wednesday (d) on
38. 38.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a white shell. (b) Kabir found a small white shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a small shell.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash cooks rice for lunch. (b) Yash rice cooks for lunch. (c) Yash cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Yash rice for lunch.
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Dev reading today? (b) Pooja helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) How funny the joke is!

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