Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 741 · 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 glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) sour (d) smooth
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Arjun drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) salty (d) smooth
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) If you come early. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: ball / the / kicks / garden / Saanvi / in / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Saanvi kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Saanvi the ball in the garden.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Rahul drawing in class?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it. (b) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
11. 11.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Manav drew a tall red house. (b) Manav drew a tall house. (c) Manav drew a red house. (d) Manav drew a house.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
19. 19.Isha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) tiny (c) huge
20. 20.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “pen” (c) after “her” (d) after “Riya”
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first saturday of January.” (a) on (b) birthday (c) first (d) saturday
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) sweet
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Because the shop was closed.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a green bicycle.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Aarav the ball in the garden. (c) Aarav kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Aarav kicks in the garden the ball.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Rohan calling? (b) Who Rohan is calling? (c) Rohan is who calling? (d) Who is Rohan calling?
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Since it was late. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The rain fell all night.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja planted Pooja's sapling. Pooja watered it. (b) Pooja planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Pooja planted her sapling. Her watered it.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Joseph leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Sneha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) round

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