Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 622 · 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 kite best? (a) Manav flew a kite. (b) Manav flew a green kite. (c) Manav flew a small kite. (d) Manav flew a small green kite.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) Sneha draws a picture in art class. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) How is Diya travelling to school?
4. 4.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.These words are mixed up: waters / plants / evening / the / the / Riya / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (b) Riya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Riya waters the plants in the evening.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Saanvi the bus at seven. (b) Saanvi catches the bus at seven. (c) Saanvi catches at seven the bus. (d) Saanvi the bus catches at seven.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Saanvi / week / writes / a / every / poem
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi a poem writes every week. (b) Saanvi writes a poem every week. (c) Saanvi writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Saanvi a poem every week.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Why is Kabir crying? (c) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (d) Line up near the door.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Nisha waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Nisha the plants in the evening.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) shiny (c) loud (d) salty
16. 16.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 “we”
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Diya calling?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Aisha opened a small umbrella. (c) Aisha opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Aisha opened an umbrella.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Meera Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Meera helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Meera Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Meera helps in the kitchen Grandma.
22. 22.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) What is Riya eating for lunch? (c) Aarav packs the school bag at night. (d) Turn left at the temple.
24. 24.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Rohan planted Rohan's sapling. Rohan watered it. (c) Rohan planted his sapling. Him watered it.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) quiet (d) smooth
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aarav saw a dog. (b) Aarav saw a white dog. (c) Aarav saw a little dog. (d) Aarav saw a little white dog.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Pooja the room every Saturday. (c) Pooja cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Pooja cleans the room every Saturday.
31. 31.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Nisha wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) square (c) dull
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Ananya the school bag at night. (b) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (c) Ananya the school bag packs at night. (d) Ananya packs at night the school bag.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof. (b) Zoya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Zoya flies on the roof a kite.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
40. 40.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills