Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 893 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Saanvi is calling? (b) Saanvi is who calling? (c) Is who Saanvi calling? (d) Who is Saanvi calling?
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Swam in the pond.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) fluffy
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Joseph eating for lunch? (b) Is what Joseph eating for lunch? (c) Joseph is what eating for lunch? (d) What Joseph is eating for lunch?
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Sneha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Sneha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Dev a bicycle to school. (b) Dev rides to school a bicycle. (c) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (d) Dev a bicycle rides to school.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Kavya drew a house. (b) Kavya drew a tall house. (c) Kavya drew a green house. (d) Kavya drew a tall green house.
11. 11.Priya 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
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sour
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul wrote Rahul's poem. Rahul read it. (b) Rahul wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rahul wrote his poem. He read it.
14. 14.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
16. 16.Aisha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) cross (c) calm
17. 17.Yash wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) square
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a big balloon. (b) Dev bought a big red balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a red balloon.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “it” (c) after “turned” (d) after “dark”
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha cooks rice for lunch.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Joseph picked Joseph's mango. Joseph ate it. (c) Joseph picked his mango. He ate it.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it. (c) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is why crying? (b) Why Saanvi is crying? (c) Is why Saanvi crying? (d) Why is Saanvi crying?
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Riya is reading today? (b) What is Riya reading today? (c) Is what Riya reading today? (d) Riya is what reading today?
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The school bus. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The train.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
35. 35.Saanvi wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) noisy
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Sneha packed Sneha's bag. Sneha carried it. (c) Sneha packed her bag. Her carried it.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aarav bought a purple balloon. (b) Aarav bought a big balloon. (c) Aarav bought a big purple balloon. (d) Aarav bought a balloon.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “isha and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Pooja rode a new bicycle. (b) Pooja rode a bicycle. (c) Pooja rode a green bicycle. (d) Pooja rode a new green bicycle.

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