Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 649 · 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 of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Sat next to me. (d) After we ate lunch.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
3. 3.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Manav opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Manav opened a big umbrella. (c) Manav opened a striped umbrella. (d) Manav opened an umbrella.
4. 4.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 “off” (c) after “The” (d) after “turned”
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera the bus catches at seven. (b) Meera catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Meera the bus at seven. (d) Meera catches the bus at seven.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha planted Aisha's sapling. Aisha watered it. (b) Aisha planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Aisha planted her sapling. Her watered it.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: Priya / car / washes / on / Sundays / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya the car washes on Sundays. (b) Priya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Priya the car on Sundays.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) prickly (c) quiet (d) bright
14. 14.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Rahul saw a butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Rahul saw a blue butterfly.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal met meera at the station in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Saanvi is playing cricket? (b) Is where Saanvi playing cricket? (c) Where is Saanvi playing cricket? (d) Saanvi is where playing cricket?
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
20. 20.Imran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) spicy
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) loud
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What a lovely song! (c) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (d) Why is Arjun laughing?
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) bitter (c) bright (d) rough
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Isha ate a ripe mango. (b) Isha ate a big mango. (c) Isha ate a big ripe mango. (d) Isha ate a mango.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ishaan bought a balloon. (b) Ishaan bought a big balloon. (c) Ishaan bought a red balloon. (d) Ishaan bought a big red balloon.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “it” (c) after “soon” (d) after “dark”
29. 29.Ishaan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / Aisha / morning / cat / feeds / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Aisha the cat every morning. (b) Aisha feeds every morning the cat. (c) Aisha feeds the cat every morning. (d) Aisha the cat feeds every morning.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The postman. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (b) Pooja feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning. (d) Pooja feeds the cat every morning.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “says” (b) after “parrot” (c) after “hello” (d) after “talk”
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “sand” (c) after “beach” (d) after “reached”
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) sweet
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The tiny ant. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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