Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 608 · 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.Joseph wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) calm (c) cross
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) on (b) eid (c) all (d) our
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Simran the plants in the evening. (b) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (c) Simran the plants waters in the evening. (d) Simran waters in the evening the plants.
4. 4.Zoya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) square
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Aarav reading today? (b) Aarav is what reading today? (c) What Aarav is reading today? (d) Is what Aarav reading today?
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Aisha met dev at the station in Bhopal.” (a) at (b) the (c) met (d) dev
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) loud
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Priya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Priya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Priya the library on Fridays.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) bitter
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Where is Sneha playing cricket?
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) A small mouse. (c) Watered the plants. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
19. 19.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a bag. (b) Yash carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Yash carried a heavy bag. (d) Yash carried a blue bag.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The rain. (d) The new student sat next to me.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (b) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (d) Tenzin is what eating for lunch?
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Priya travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Rohan playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
27. 27.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a pretty flower. (b) Aarav picked a white flower. (c) Aarav picked a flower. (d) Aarav picked a pretty white flower.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rides Zoya a bicycle to school. (c) Zoya a bicycle rides to school. (d) Zoya rides a bicycle to school.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “I”
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Meera picked Meera's mango. Meera ate it. (c) Meera picked her mango. She ate it.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
33. 33.These words are mixed up: dog / Rahul / on / brushes / Sundays / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Rahul the dog on Sundays. (c) Rahul brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “got” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “a” (d) after “it”
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a new bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a new green bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a green bicycle.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Joseph found a shell. (b) Joseph found a small pink shell. (c) Joseph found a pink shell. (d) Joseph found a small shell.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul met imran at the station in Bhopal.” (a) imran (b) station (c) the (d) in

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