Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 835 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Sneha bought Sneha's book. Sneha read it. (c) Sneha bought her book. She read it.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) bright
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Surat in April.” (a) came (b) uncle (c) in (d) my
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) A busy squirrel.
5. 5.Pooja wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) My sister.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Saanvi eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in chennai on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja cooks rice for lunch. (b) Pooja rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Pooja rice for lunch. (d) Pooja cooks for lunch rice.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) spicy (d) shiny
13. 13.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Pooja wore a cap. (b) Pooja wore an old red cap. (c) Pooja wore a red cap. (d) Pooja wore an old cap.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The old farmer. (d) The rain fell all night.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The red kite. (d) The train left the station at nine.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in mysuru.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) shiny
18. 18.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Isha painted a pot. (b) Isha painted a round pot. (c) Isha painted a blue pot. (d) Isha painted a round blue pot.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) sweet
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Tenzin travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
26. 26.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a small dog. (b) Manav saw a brown dog. (c) Manav saw a small brown dog. (d) Manav saw a dog.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last thursday I went to Kolkata by train.” (a) thursday (b) to (c) train (d) went
28. 28.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) new (c) ancient
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Arjun travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “watered” (c) after “planted” (d) after “seed”
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “it”
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) made (b) for (c) holi (d) sweets
35. 35.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a green house. (b) Dev drew a small green house. (c) Dev drew a small house. (d) Dev drew a house.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The hungry monkey.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “she” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “liked”
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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