Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 580 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A busy squirrel.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a green kite. (b) Rohan flew a big green kite. (c) Rohan flew a big kite. (d) Rohan flew a kite.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Saanvi packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Saanvi packed Saanvi's bag. Saanvi carried it.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Rahul feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Saanvi has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Maria the dog on Sundays. (b) Maria brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Maria brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Maria the dog brushes on Sundays.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Sneha flew a red kite. (b) Sneha flew a small kite. (c) Sneha flew a small red kite. (d) Sneha flew a kite.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
12. 12.Aarav wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) glad (c) sad
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Delhi on sunday.” (a) fort (b) visited (c) in (d) sunday
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Simran washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Why is Rohan laughing?
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) salty (d) smooth
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Arjun eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) smooth
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Ishaan crying? (b) Why Ishaan is crying? (c) Ishaan is why crying? (d) Why is Ishaan crying?
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) bright (d) fluffy
26. 26.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) What a noisy market! (c) How is Dev travelling to school? (d) Meera catches the bus at seven.
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) What a lovely song! (b) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What is Yash eating for lunch?
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “got” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kite”
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “she” (c) after “liked” (d) after “our”
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Simran washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Simran washed Simran's bicycle. Simran rode it.
33. 33.Maria wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sour
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) fluffy
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) What a big cake! (b) What is Meera reading today? (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Kabir writes a poem every week.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Diya the dog on Sundays. (b) Diya brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Diya the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays.
40. 40.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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