Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 833 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
2. 2.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) How is Riya travelling to school? (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) cousins (b) met (c) all (d) we
7. 7.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) colourful (d) smooth
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Diya the ball in the garden. (c) Diya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Diya kicks in the garden the ball.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “The” (d) after “barked”
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
17. 17.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) purple (c) tiny
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Maria baked Maria's cake. Maria shared it. (c) Maria baked her cake. Her shared it.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “children” (d) after “bell”
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) bitter (c) smooth (d) quiet
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) colourful
23. 23.These words are mixed up: Fridays / library / Saanvi / the / visits / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi the library visits on Fridays. (b) Saanvi visits the library on Fridays. (c) Saanvi visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Saanvi the library on Fridays.
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sneha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Who is Rohan calling? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Open your books to page ten.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The players ran onto the field.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Chennai for christmas last year.” (a) christmas (b) for (c) last (d) to
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) sweet (d) shiny
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Imran rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Imran rode a bicycle. (c) Imran rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Imran rode a red bicycle.
30. 30.Isha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) round (c) huge
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: before / warm / Imran / milk / bed / drinks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Imran drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Imran warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Imran warm milk before bed.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph is why laughing? (b) Why Joseph is laughing? (c) Why is Joseph laughing? (d) Is why Joseph laughing?
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Imran playing cricket? (b) Where Imran is playing cricket? (c) Is where Imran playing cricket? (d) Imran is where playing cricket?
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a shell. (b) Kabir found a pink shell. (c) Kabir found a small shell. (d) Kabir found a small pink shell.
38. 38.Aisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) purple (c) tiny
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) sticky (d) quiet
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Pooja and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) i (c) and (d) the

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