Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 639 · 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 pot best? (a) Farhan painted a small pot. (b) Farhan painted a pot. (c) Farhan painted an orange pot. (d) Farhan painted a small orange pot.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) shiny (d) quiet
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Tara a song in the morning. (b) Tara a song sings in the morning. (c) Tara sings a song in the morning. (d) Tara sings in the morning a song.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Pooja has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Vikram rice for lunch. (c) Vikram rice cooks for lunch. (d) Vikram cooks rice for lunch.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
10. 10.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Saanvi going after school? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Isha cleans the room every Saturday.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Tara going after school? (b) Where Tara is going after school? (c) Is where Tara going after school? (d) Tara is where going after school?
12. 12.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) ananya (b) the (c) near (d) lives
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Kunal packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Kunal packed Kunal's bag. Kunal carried it.
16. 16.Arjun wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) noisy
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
18. 18.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Zoya laughing?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
20. 20.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) the (b) school (c) our (d) reopens
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha met Vikram at the station in surat.” (a) station (b) met (c) in (d) surat
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “bell”
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya was born in the month of april.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
26. 26.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ishaan bought a round balloon. (b) Ishaan bought a balloon. (c) Ishaan bought a round purple balloon. (d) Ishaan bought a purple balloon.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) salty
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How funny the joke is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Joseph flew a kite. (b) Joseph flew a big kite. (c) Joseph flew a big red kite. (d) Joseph flew a red kite.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My father. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: reads / Rohan / at / a / night / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (b) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (c) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Rohan a storybook at night.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) after (b) february (c) the (d) school
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
39. 39.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Nisha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny

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