Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 655 · 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 jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) quiet
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Rahul a picture in art class. (b) Rahul draws in art class a picture. (c) Rahul a picture draws in art class. (d) Rahul draws a picture in art class.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Riya opened an umbrella. (b) Riya opened a big umbrella. (c) Riya opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Riya opened a striped umbrella.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aisha flew a big yellow kite. (b) Aisha flew a yellow kite. (c) Aisha flew a big kite. (d) Aisha flew a kite.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The postman.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it. (c) Kunal found his kite. He flew it.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Counted the coins. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student sat next to me.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “talk” (c) after “The” (d) after “can”
12. 12.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar visits on Fridays the library. (b) Omkar visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Omkar the library on Fridays. (d) Omkar the library visits on Fridays.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) sweet
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Playing with my friends.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Baisakhi.” (a) made (b) my (c) aunt (d) sweets
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Omkar playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha and dev will come to my house on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Thursday of september.” (a) september (b) birthday (c) the (d) is
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “a” (c) after “The” (d) after “picked”
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Grandpa. (d) Stopped at the gate.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Vikram found a small shell. (b) Vikram found a small white shell. (c) Vikram found a white shell. (d) Vikram found a shell.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan was born in the month of August.” (a) of (b) month (c) the (d) ishaan
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in Shimla.” (a) lake (b) lives (c) near (d) kabir
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Priya eats a banana after school. (c) What is Omkar drawing in class? (d) How big the cake is!
31. 31.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “she” (d) after “looked”
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya lost Zoya's pencil. Zoya found it. (b) Zoya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Zoya lost her pencil. Her found it.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) My grandmother. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Imran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) damp (c) dry
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met farhan at the station in Chennai.” (a) farhan (b) station (c) met (d) at
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha a storybook reads at night. (b) Nisha reads a storybook at night. (c) Nisha reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Nisha a storybook at night.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: morning / in / sings / a / the / Sneha / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha sings a song in the morning. (b) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (c) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Sneha a song in the morning.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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