Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 781 · 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 honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) sweet (d) loud
2. 2.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a small kite. (b) Riya flew a red kite. (c) Riya flew a small red kite. (d) Riya flew a kite.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Simran warm milk before bed. (c) Simran drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Simran drinks before bed warm milk.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Why is Arjun laughing? (c) Diya draws a picture in art class. (d) What a funny joke!
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The little puppy.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
11. 11.Kavya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) cross (c) calm
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a big cake! (b) Why is Imran laughing? (c) Isha catches the bus at seven. (d) Please feed the cat.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
14. 14.Which of these is a question? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Why is Arjun crying?
15. 15.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Diya leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “won” (b) after “we” (c) after “hard” (d) after “team”
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “the” (c) after “race” (d) after “won”
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “talk” (c) after “can” (d) after “it”
21. 21.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a small red house. (b) Zoya drew a red house. (c) Zoya drew a house. (d) Zoya drew a small house.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: bag / Tenzin / at / school / packs / night / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (b) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (c) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (d) Tenzin packs the school bag at night.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a pretty blue butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a blue butterfly.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Rohan a banana after school. (c) Rohan a banana eats after school. (d) Rohan eats a banana after school.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The old farmer. (d) Before the sun set.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “drank” (c) after “hot” (d) after “we”
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The doctor.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Ishaan baked Ishaan's cake. Ishaan shared it. (c) Ishaan baked his cake. Him shared it.
37. 37.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which of these is a statement? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) What is Aisha drawing in class? (d) Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) quiet
40. 40.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) spicy (c) bright

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