Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 631 · 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 mango best? (a) Nisha ate a juicy ripe mango. (b) Nisha ate a mango. (c) Nisha ate a juicy mango. (d) Nisha ate a ripe mango.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “we” (c) after “milk” (d) after “The”
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last monday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 4
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The school bus.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “arjun wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
8. 8.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Sneha drew a small green house. (b) Sneha drew a house. (c) Sneha drew a small house. (d) Sneha drew a green house.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Saanvi ate a juicy ripe mango. (b) Saanvi ate a juicy mango. (c) Saanvi ate a ripe mango. (d) Saanvi ate a mango.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
11. 11.Riya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) round
12. 12.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tenzin wore an old cap. (b) Tenzin wore a red cap. (c) Tenzin wore a cap. (d) Tenzin wore an old red cap.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
14. 14.These words are mixed up: the / cricket / in / Dev / park / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Dev cricket in the park. (b) Dev cricket plays in the park. (c) Dev plays in the park cricket. (d) Dev plays cricket in the park.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Helps Manav Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Manav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) bitter (d) loud
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan packs the school bag at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
18. 18.These words are mixed up: plays / cricket / the / in / Omkar / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Omkar cricket in the park. (b) Omkar plays in the park cricket. (c) Omkar plays cricket in the park. (d) Omkar cricket plays in the park.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Arjun saw a huge elephant. (b) Arjun saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Arjun saw a grey elephant. (d) Arjun saw an elephant.
20. 20.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Our cat. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Until the rain stopped.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha plays in the park cricket. (b) Aisha plays cricket in the park. (c) Aisha cricket plays in the park. (d) Plays Aisha cricket in the park.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Imran / writes / poem / every / week / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Imran a poem every week. (b) Imran a poem writes every week. (c) Imran writes every week a poem. (d) Imran writes a poem every week.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Saanvi going after school? (b) Where is Saanvi going after school? (c) Saanvi is where going after school? (d) Where Saanvi is going after school?
27. 27.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
30. 30.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.These words are mixed up: for / cooks / Saanvi / lunch / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi cooks for lunch rice. (b) Saanvi cooks rice for lunch. (c) Saanvi rice cooks for lunch. (d) Cooks Saanvi rice for lunch.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan bought Rohan's book. Rohan read it. (b) Rohan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Rohan bought his book. He read it.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) loud
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Rahul wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dull (c) bright
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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