Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 881 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Where is Omkar playing cricket? (d) Manav draws a picture in art class.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (b) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (d) Aisha flies on the roof a kite.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “meera and arjun will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Rang loudly. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a big cake” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aisha cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
11. 11.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (c) Kabir saw a big elephant. (d) Kabir saw an elephant.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: drinks / bed / before / Omkar / milk / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Omkar warm milk before bed. (b) Omkar warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Omkar drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Omkar drinks warm milk before bed.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) loud (d) fluffy
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Rang loudly.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Dev picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Dev picked Dev's mango. Dev ate it.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Aarav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) damp (c) dry
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) bitter
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) noisy
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “we” (c) after “out” (d) after “lights”
23. 23.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “ate” (d) after “a”
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ishaan opened a big umbrella. (b) Ishaan opened a striped umbrella. (c) Ishaan opened an umbrella. (d) Ishaan opened a big striped umbrella.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
30. 30.These words are mixed up: at / catches / the / seven / Joseph / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Joseph the bus at seven. (c) Joseph catches at seven the bus. (d) Joseph the bus catches at seven.
31. 31.Arjun wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wooden (c) wealthy
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in patna starts in october.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the plants waters in the evening. (b) Farhan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (d) Farhan waters the plants in the evening.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “for” (b) after “cheered” (c) after “won” (d) after “race”
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi met simran at the station in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan made his card. He posted it. (b) Rohan made his card. Him posted it. (c) Rohan made Rohan's card. Rohan posted it.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a blue bag. (b) Ishaan carried a big blue bag. (c) Ishaan carried a bag. (d) Ishaan carried a big bag.

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