Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 71 · 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 kitten feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) fluffy
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) shiny
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Our neighbours.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a colourful rangoli” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Priya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) wooden (c) quiet
8. 8.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. He played with it. (c) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
9. 9.Ananya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
10. 10.Diya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) round (c) damp
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) on (b) cousins (c) holi (d) met
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The ice cream seller.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Rahul calling? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Tara kicks the ball in the garden. (d) How noisy the market is!
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun lives near the lake in Mysuru.” (a) arjun (b) the (c) in (d) lives
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) spicy
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Yash going after school? (b) Where is Yash going after school? (c) Where Yash is going after school? (d) Yash is where going after school?
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Sunday.” (a) to (b) with (c) i (d) dog
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram washed Vikram's bicycle. Vikram rode it. (b) Vikram washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Vikram washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Dev crying? (b) Priya draws a picture in art class. (c) How beautiful the garden is! (d) Turn left at the temple.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: kite / roof / Rohan / on / flies / the / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Rohan a kite on the roof. (b) Rohan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Rohan flies a kite on the roof. (d) Rohan a kite flies on the roof.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Manav reading today?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command

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