Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 677 · 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.Maria wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) spicy (c) brave
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Dev / washes / the / Sundays / on / car
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the car washes on Sundays. (b) Dev washes the car on Sundays. (c) Dev washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Dev the car on Sundays.
4. 4.Riya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) lovely (c) ugly
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “a” (c) after “cake” (d) after “The”
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) If you come early.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) My grandmother.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) sweet
11. 11.These words are mixed up: night / bag / school / at / Tenzin / packs / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (b) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (c) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (d) Tenzin packs the school bag at night.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi made her card. She posted it. (b) Saanvi made her card. Her posted it. (c) Saanvi made Saanvi's card. Saanvi posted it.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How funny the joke is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Mysuru for Baisakhi last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) we (d) last
17. 17.These words are mixed up: before / Priya / warm / milk / bed / drinks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Priya warm milk before bed. (c) Priya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Priya drinks warm milk before bed.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Zoya flew a red kite. (b) Zoya flew a big kite. (c) Zoya flew a kite. (d) Zoya flew a big red kite.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bell.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Tara is going after school? (b) Tara is where going after school? (c) Where is Tara going after school? (d) Is where Tara going after school?
23. 23.Zoya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) hungry
24. 24.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.These words are mixed up: the / Rahul / library / on / Fridays / visits
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul the library visits on Fridays. (b) Rahul visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Rahul the library on Fridays. (d) Rahul visits the library on Fridays.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Simran the ball in the garden. (b) Simran the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Simran kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Simran kicks in the garden the ball.
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) What a clever crow! (c) Where is Isha playing cricket? (d) Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) My aunt.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Counted the coins.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Agra starts in february.” (a) in (b) february (c) big (d) starts
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Ishaan is calling? (b) Who is Ishaan calling? (c) Is who Ishaan calling? (d) Ishaan is who calling?
36. 36.Simran wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) wooden (c) ancient
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “inside” (c) after “strong” (d) after “umbrella”
39. 39.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Nisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) smart (c) silly

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