Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 663 · 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 library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) bright (d) rough
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Omkar the cat every morning. (b) Omkar the cat feeds every morning. (c) Omkar feeds every morning the cat. (d) Omkar feeds the cat every morning.
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
4. 4.These words are mixed up: on / library / visits / Ananya / Fridays / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Ananya visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Ananya the library on Fridays. (d) Ananya visits the library on Fridays.
5. 5.Diya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) purple
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Aarav crying? (b) Why Aarav is crying? (c) Aarav is why crying? (d) Why is Aarav crying?
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “hello” (c) after “talk” (d) after “parrot”
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The rain fell all night.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) noisy (d) shiny
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Thursday.” (a) go (b) the (c) to (d) i
12. 12.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Priya a storybook at night. (c) Priya reads a storybook at night. (d) Priya reads at night a storybook.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Aisha going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) in (b) on (c) isha (d) played
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (b) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (d) Zoya rice cooks for lunch.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) fluffy
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “cake” (c) after “it” (d) after “Grandma”
21. 21.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 and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Arjun drawing in class” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Kabir the library on Fridays. (b) Kabir visits on Fridays the library. (c) Kabir the library visits on Fridays. (d) Kabir visits the library on Fridays.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Vikram catches the bus at seven.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Imran eating for lunch? (b) What Imran is eating for lunch? (c) Imran is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Imran eating for lunch?
27. 27.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The tall tree. (c) Since it was late. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “umbrella” (b) after “turned” (c) after “strong” (d) after “wind”
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya wrote Diya's poem. Diya read it. (b) Diya wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Diya wrote her poem. She read it.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan washed Ishaan's bicycle. Ishaan rode it. (b) Ishaan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Ishaan washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Pune on Wednesday.” (a) old (b) we (c) the (d) visited
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) rough (c) colourful (d) loud
39. 39.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Nisha wore a cap. (b) Nisha wore a new red cap. (c) Nisha wore a red cap. (d) Nisha wore a new cap.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so

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