Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 87 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) rough
2. 2.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rohan saw a butterfly. (b) Rohan saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Rohan saw a blue butterfly. (d) Rohan saw a tiny butterfly.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
4. 4.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
6. 6.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera packs the school bag at night.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
12. 12.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a yellow kite. (b) Imran flew a small yellow kite. (c) Imran flew a small kite. (d) Imran flew a kite.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kunal saw a small black dog. (b) Kunal saw a black dog. (c) Kunal saw a small dog. (d) Kunal saw a dog.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Before the sun set. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Where is Rohan going after school?
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Imran wore new clothes on holi.” (a) holi (b) wore (c) clothes (d) new
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Lucknow for onam last year.” (a) for (b) onam (c) last (d) went
20. 20.Maria wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) hungry
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Riya visits the library on Fridays.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “got” (b) after “kind” (c) after “My” (d) after “stuck”
25. 25.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a small house. (b) Riya drew a small green house. (c) Riya drew a green house. (d) Riya drew a house.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
27. 27.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Running in the park. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a pink shell. (b) Aarav found a tiny shell. (c) Aarav found a shell. (d) Aarav found a tiny pink shell.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Farhan calling” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Priya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dull (c) bright
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “looked” (b) after “lost” (c) after “pen” (d) after “Riya”
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it. (b) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya writes a poem every week.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Who is Joseph calling? (c) Water the plants today. (d) What a beautiful garden!
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The postman. (c) Running in the park. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.These words are mixed up: every / week / writes / Diya / poem / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya writes a poem every week. (b) Diya writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Diya a poem every week. (d) Diya a poem writes every week.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Vikram cricket in the park. (c) Vikram plays cricket in the park. (d) Vikram plays in the park cricket.

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