Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 638 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) loud
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a round pot. (b) Kunal painted a blue pot. (c) Kunal painted a pot. (d) Kunal painted a round blue pot.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
4. 4.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) square (c) slow
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan found Rohan's kite. Rohan flew it. (b) Rohan found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Rohan found his kite. He flew it.
7. 7.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Pune on Monday.” (a) old (b) in (c) we (d) the
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (d) Where is Kunal going after school?
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Sneha the ball in the garden. (b) Sneha kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Sneha kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Sneha the ball kicks in the garden.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is where going after school? (b) Where Rahul is going after school? (c) Is where Rahul going after school? (d) Where is Rahul going after school?
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Priya crying?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Ananya reading today? (b) What a noisy market! (c) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (d) Please help me carry this box.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Ishaan playing cricket? (b) Where is Ishaan playing cricket? (c) Where Ishaan is playing cricket? (d) Ishaan is where playing cricket?
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Ananya eats a banana after school. (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Line up near the door. (d) How is Saanvi travelling to school?
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a small dog. (b) Sneha saw a small brown dog. (c) Sneha saw a brown dog. (d) Sneha saw a dog.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
21. 21.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 but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Told us a story. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a song sings in the morning. (b) Kabir sings a song in the morning. (c) Kabir sings in the morning a song. (d) Sings Kabir a song in the morning.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) quiet (d) fluffy
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Rohan painted Rohan's pot. Rohan sold it. (c) Rohan painted his pot. Him sold it.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “simran wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) simran
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Dev reading today?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
40. 40.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.

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