Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 887 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Aarav rice for lunch. (c) Aarav cooks rice for lunch. (d) Aarav cooks for lunch rice.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) colourful
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “read” (c) after “then” (d) after “homework”
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
6. 6.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
8. 8.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tasty samosa! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Who is Ishaan calling? (d) Meera drinks warm milk before bed.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Simran was born in the month of january.” (a) month (b) was (c) january (d) in
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Monday I went to mysuru by train.” (a) by (b) to (c) went (d) mysuru
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “off” (c) after “his” (d) after “fell”
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) a (d) delhi
14. 14.These words are mixed up: room / cleans / every / Aarav / the / Saturday
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Aarav the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Aarav cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Cleans Aarav the room every Saturday.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Joseph carried a heavy bag. (b) Joseph carried a blue bag. (c) Joseph carried a bag. (d) Joseph carried a heavy blue bag.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “back” (b) after “The” (c) after “went” (d) after “closed”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) sour (d) loud
20. 20.Nisha wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) brave (c) afraid
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram picked Vikram's mango. Vikram ate it. (b) Vikram picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Vikram picked his mango. Him ate it.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
24. 24.Rohan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) calm (c) cross
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Patna starts in September.” (a) in (b) starts (c) the (d) fair
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) noisy (c) sour (d) smooth
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) What a tasty samosa! (b) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi painted Saanvi's pot. Saanvi sold it. (b) Saanvi painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Saanvi painted her pot. She sold it.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Nisha reading today? (b) Nisha is what reading today? (c) Is what Nisha reading today? (d) What Nisha is reading today?
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Dev painted a pot. (b) Dev painted a small pot. (c) Dev painted an orange pot. (d) Dev painted a small orange pot.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “it” (d) after “barked”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in pune.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) pune (d) visited
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya made Ananya's card. Ananya posted it. (b) Ananya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Ananya made her card. She posted it.
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Joseph a kite on the roof. (c) Joseph flies a kite on the roof. (d) Joseph a kite flies on the roof.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sour
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) salty (d) loud
40. 40.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Simran bought a round balloon. (b) Simran bought a balloon. (c) Simran bought a round purple balloon. (d) Simran bought a purple balloon.

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