Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 702 · 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.Saanvi wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) huge (c) tiny
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) colourful
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Priya reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan catches at seven the bus. (b) Farhan catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Farhan the bus at seven. (d) Farhan the bus catches at seven.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Dev cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Dev the room every Saturday. (d) Dev cleans the room every Saturday.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The rain.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How cute the puppy is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir fixed Kabir's toy car. Kabir played with it. (b) Kabir fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Kabir fixed his toy car. He played with it.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria and arjun will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Where is Isha going after school? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Kabir flies a kite on the roof.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Checked my throat.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
21. 21.Manav wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quick (c) slow
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan fixed Rohan's toy car. Rohan played with it. (b) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rohan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
23. 23.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
26. 26.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a yellow kite. (b) Ishaan flew a big kite. (c) Ishaan flew a big yellow kite. (d) Ishaan flew a kite.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
28. 28.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.These words are mixed up: catches / seven / the / at / Manav / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav the bus catches at seven. (b) Manav catches at seven the bus. (c) Manav catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Manav the bus at seven.
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Isha drawing in class? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Manav sings a song in the morning. (d) What a huge elephant!
31. 31.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Saanvi bought a balloon. (b) Saanvi bought a big balloon. (c) Saanvi bought a big purple balloon. (d) Saanvi bought a purple balloon.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Running in the park. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) bright
39. 39.Arjun wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) spicy
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because

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