Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 749 · 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 sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw a grey elephant. (b) Sneha saw a big elephant. (c) Sneha saw an elephant. (d) Sneha saw a big grey elephant.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Farhan eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
3. 3.Aisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) smart (c) silly
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The rain fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Thursday I went to mysuru by train.” (a) mysuru (b) by (c) train (d) went
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Where is Riya going after school? (c) What a long train! (d) Isha visits the library on Fridays.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet because we walked slowly.
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) Please close the door. (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Sneha feeds the cat every morning. (d) How is Rohan travelling to school?
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for holi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a green bicycle.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first monday of September.” (a) the (b) is (c) monday (d) first
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Maria is reading today? (b) Maria is what reading today? (c) What is Maria reading today? (d) Is what Maria reading today?
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
19. 19.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tara saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Tara saw an orange butterfly. (c) Tara saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Tara saw a butterfly.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) our (b) after (c) holidays (d) the
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
22. 22.Ananya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) When the bell rang.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) Turn left at the temple.
26. 26.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
28. 28.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kabir ate a big mango. (b) Kabir ate a big yellow mango. (c) Kabir ate a yellow mango. (d) Kabir ate a mango.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “a” (b) after “My” (c) after “got” (d) after “stuck”
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Dev leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Dev leaving for Delhi? (c) When Dev is leaving for Delhi? (d) Dev is when leaving for Delhi?
31. 31.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a blue pot. (b) Manav painted a small blue pot. (c) Manav painted a pot. (d) Manav painted a small pot.
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) smooth (d) quiet
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sour (d) shiny
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) If you come early. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The postman.
37. 37.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kavya reading today? (b) Kavya is what reading today? (c) What Kavya is reading today? (d) Is what Kavya reading today?
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Zoya rode a bicycle. (b) Zoya rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Zoya rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Zoya rode a red bicycle.

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