Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 80 · 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 umbrella best? (a) Vikram opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Vikram opened an umbrella. (c) Vikram opened a big umbrella. (d) Vikram opened a big yellow umbrella.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Farhan ate a yellow mango. (b) Farhan ate a mango. (c) Farhan ate a juicy yellow mango. (d) Farhan ate a juicy mango.
4. 4.Yash wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) hungry (c) bright
5. 5.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “lost” (d) after “she”
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “cake” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “it”
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Tenzin the cat every morning. (c) Tenzin the cat feeds every morning. (d) Tenzin feeds every morning the cat.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (d) Where is Dev playing cricket?
13. 13.These words are mixed up: a / morning / Diya / song / sings / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Diya a song in the morning. (b) Diya sings a song in the morning. (c) Diya sings in the morning a song. (d) Diya a song sings in the morning.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Rahul calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aisha kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Please close the door. (c) Where is Farhan going after school? (d) Dev sings a song in the morning.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: helps / Grandma / the / kitchen / Isha / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Isha Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Isha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Isha helps in the kitchen Grandma.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Rahul wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) slow (c) quick
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha lives near the lake in Lucknow.” (a) lives (b) the (c) near (d) isha
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
25. 25.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.These words are mixed up: bag / at / the / night / Omkar / school / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar packs the school bag at night. (b) Omkar the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Omkar the school bag at night. (d) Omkar packs at night the school bag.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) on (d) test
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Lucknow for pongal last year.” (a) for (b) went (c) pongal (d) year
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) sticky
31. 31.These words are mixed up: at / packs / bag / school / the / night / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Arjun the school bag at night. (b) Arjun the school bag packs at night. (c) Arjun packs the school bag at night. (d) Arjun packs at night the school bag.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: Sundays / washes / car / on / Aisha / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Aisha the car on Sundays. (c) Aisha washes on Sundays the car. (d) Aisha washes the car on Sundays.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and i played in the park on Sunday.” (a) and (b) the (c) played (d) i
34. 34.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a round pot. (b) Kabir painted an orange pot. (c) Kabir painted a pot. (d) Kabir painted a round orange pot.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) The new student. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
37. 37.These words are mixed up: storybook / at / night / reads / a / Vikram
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (b) Vikram reads a storybook at night. (c) Vikram reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Vikram a storybook at night.
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Isha is drawing in class? (b) Isha is what drawing in class? (c) What is Isha drawing in class? (d) Is what Isha drawing in class?
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash draws in art class a picture. (b) Yash draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Yash a picture in art class. (d) Yash a picture draws in art class.

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