Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 79 · 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 pot best? (a) Ananya painted an orange pot. (b) Ananya painted a pot. (c) Ananya painted a round orange pot. (d) Ananya painted a round pot.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Sneha bought a red balloon. (b) Sneha bought a round red balloon. (c) Sneha bought a round balloon. (d) Sneha bought a balloon.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last thursday i went to kochi by train.” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran rice cooks for lunch. (b) Simran cooks for lunch rice. (c) Cooks Simran rice for lunch. (d) Simran cooks rice for lunch.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha visits the library on Fridays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
7. 7.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “it” (c) after “cake” (d) after “Grandma”
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Tara rides a bicycle to school. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What is Rohan reading today?
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “then”
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) salty (c) colourful (d) noisy
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The train. (c) Watered the plants. (d) If you come early.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi picked Saanvi's mango. Saanvi ate it. (b) Saanvi picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Saanvi picked her mango. Her ate it.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya met Tara at the station in pune.” (a) in (b) at (c) pune (d) the
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Left the station at nine.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) spicy (d) noisy
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya made her card. She posted it. (b) Ananya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Ananya made Ananya's card. Ananya posted it.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aarav eating for lunch? (b) What Aarav is eating for lunch? (c) What is Aarav eating for lunch? (d) Aarav is what eating for lunch?
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Omkar flew a red kite. (b) Omkar flew a kite. (c) Omkar flew a small kite. (d) Omkar flew a small red kite.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The children.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) sticky (d) quiet
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
36. 36.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Saanvi saw a grey elephant. (b) Saanvi saw a huge elephant. (c) Saanvi saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Saanvi saw an elephant.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph met rahul at the station in jaipur.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Joseph going after school? (b) Joseph is where going after school? (c) Where is Joseph going after school? (d) Where Joseph is going after school?

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