Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 810 · 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.Vikram wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) bright (c) dull
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Isha is playing cricket? (b) Isha is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Isha playing cricket? (d) Where is Isha playing cricket?
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) Meera brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Please speak slowly. (c) What is Rahul drawing in class? (d) How cute the puppy is!
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Dev planted Dev's sapling. Dev watered it. (c) Dev planted his sapling. He watered it.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sour (d) smooth
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Vikram the dog on Sundays. (b) Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Vikram the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Vikram brushes on Sundays the dog.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (b) What is Simran drawing in class? (c) Water the plants today. (d) What a lovely song!
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “seed” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “she” (d) after “planted”
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it. (b) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Imran is leaving for Delhi? (b) Imran is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Imran leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Imran leaving for Delhi?
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
15. 15.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi the cat feeds every morning. (b) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning. (c) Saanvi feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Saanvi the cat every morning.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Pooja baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Pooja baked Pooja's cake. Pooja shared it.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Omkar saw a dog. (b) Omkar saw a black dog. (c) Omkar saw a small dog. (d) Omkar saw a small black dog.
21. 21.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun was born in the month of january.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
23. 23.Sneha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) round
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha planted Sneha's sapling. Sneha watered it. (b) Sneha planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Sneha planted her sapling. Her watered it.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria visits the library on Fridays” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw a big grey elephant. (b) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (c) Kunal saw an elephant. (d) Kunal saw a big elephant.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) loud (d) fluffy
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Riya reading today?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
33. 33.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav cooks rice for lunch.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya planted Diya's sapling. Diya watered it. (b) Diya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Diya planted her sapling. She watered it.
37. 37.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Diya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) spicy (c) dry
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.

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