Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 65 · 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 flower best? (a) Manav picked a white flower. (b) Manav picked a flower. (c) Manav picked a pretty flower. (d) Manav picked a pretty white flower.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: a / Nisha / every / writes / week / poem
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Nisha a poem every week. (b) Nisha writes every week a poem. (c) Nisha a poem writes every week. (d) Nisha writes a poem every week.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “then” (c) after “I” (d) after “read”
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) spicy (d) bright
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Diya playing cricket? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Riya packs the school bag at night.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Aarav washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is what reading today? (b) What Manav is reading today? (c) Is what Manav reading today? (d) What is Manav reading today?
8. 8.These words are mixed up: library / Fridays / Dev / on / visits / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the library visits on Fridays. (b) Dev visits on Fridays the library. (c) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Dev the library on Fridays.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Imran found a tiny shell. (b) Imran found a tiny pink shell. (c) Imran found a shell. (d) Imran found a pink shell.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kabir wore a blue cap. (b) Kabir wore a cap. (c) Kabir wore an old cap. (d) Kabir wore an old blue cap.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “It” (c) after “very” (d) after “was”
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: after / Maria / a / school / eats / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria eats a banana after school. (b) Eats Maria a banana after school. (c) Maria a banana eats after school. (d) Maria eats after school a banana.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Pooja opened an umbrella. (b) Pooja opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Pooja opened a striped umbrella. (d) Pooja opened a big umbrella.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Dev a song in the morning. (c) Dev sings in the morning a song. (d) Dev sings a song in the morning.
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Farhan feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a funny joke!
19. 19.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Maria wore a red cap. (b) Maria wore a cap. (c) Maria wore a new red cap. (d) Maria wore a new cap.
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha cooks rice for lunch.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Isha saw a huge elephant. (b) Isha saw a grey elephant. (c) Isha saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Isha saw an elephant.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: the / feeds / cat / every / morning / Tara
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (b) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (d) Tara feeds every morning the cat.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav eats a banana after school.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Manav wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) square (c) silly
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) sour (d) prickly
29. 29.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) What is Imran eating for lunch? (c) What a funny joke! (d) Imran waters the plants in the evening.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Aarav laughing?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “cheered” (c) after “race” (d) after “for”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in patna.” (a) visited (b) in (c) cousin (d) patna
36. 36.Omkar wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) ancient (c) new
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Running in the park. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) loud

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