Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 57 · 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) Imran saw a big brown dog. (b) Imran saw a big dog. (c) Imran saw a dog. (d) Imran saw a brown dog.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Sat next to me. (d) When the school bus came.
4. 4.Tara 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) purple
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: Kunal / a / song / the / in / morning / sings
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Kunal a song in the morning. (b) Kunal sings a song in the morning. (c) Kunal a song sings in the morning. (d) Kunal sings in the morning a song.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) rough
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “we” (c) after “closed” (d) after “back”
11. 11.Dev wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) wooden (c) calm
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from shimla in december.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
13. 13.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Kabir feeds the cat every morning. (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) What is Omkar eating for lunch?
14. 14.These words are mixed up: kite / a / the / Manav / roof / flies / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Manav flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Manav a kite on the roof. (d) Manav a kite flies on the roof.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) Tara writes a poem every week. (d) What is Farhan drawing in class?
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “at” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “The”
20. 20.Farhan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) sad
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Yash the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Yash the room every Saturday. (d) Yash cleans the room every Saturday.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Aarav calling?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is why crying? (b) Why is Diya crying? (c) Is why Diya crying? (d) Why Diya is crying?
25. 25.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is what drawing in class? (b) What is Vikram drawing in class? (c) What Vikram is drawing in class? (d) Is what Vikram drawing in class?
27. 27.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph wrote Joseph's poem. Joseph read it. (b) Joseph wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Joseph wrote his poem. He read it.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Sneha picked a white flower. (b) Sneha picked a tiny flower. (c) Sneha picked a tiny white flower. (d) Sneha picked a flower.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “got” (c) after “people” (d) after “The”
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Riya carried a bag. (b) Riya carried a big blue bag. (c) Riya carried a blue bag. (d) Riya carried a big bag.
34. 34.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aarav eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kavya eating for lunch? (b) Kavya is what eating for lunch? (c) What Kavya is eating for lunch? (d) What is Kavya eating for lunch?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Vikram playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) shiny
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) The players.

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