Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 9 · 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 of these is a statement? (a) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) How is Arjun travelling to school?
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) in (b) february (c) reopens (d) holidays
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) bright (d) fluffy
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Tenzin crying? (b) Tenzin is why crying? (c) Why Tenzin is crying? (d) Why is Tenzin crying?
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Zoya travelling to school? (b) Rohan writes a poem every week. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How lovely the song is!
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) in (d) my
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The little puppy. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rahul drew a green house. (b) Rahul drew a small house. (c) Rahul drew a small green house. (d) Rahul drew a house.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The train. (d) Swam in the pond.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Diya picked a white flower. (b) Diya picked a tiny flower. (c) Diya picked a flower. (d) Diya picked a tiny white flower.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Meera picked a tiny flower. (b) Meera picked a flower. (c) Meera picked a white flower. (d) Meera picked a tiny white flower.
17. 17.Imran wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quick (c) slow
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “bus” (c) after “at” (d) after “late”
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) shiny
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a round balloon. (b) Dev bought a purple balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a round purple balloon.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Sunday of December.” (a) on (b) my (c) first (d) is
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Rang his bell.
24. 24.Vikram wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) hungry
25. 25.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “a” (d) after “basket”
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My best friend. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What is Ishaan reading today? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Kunal eats a banana after school.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) loud (d) prickly
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram met joseph at the station in Pune.” (a) in (b) joseph (c) the (d) at
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) Sneha draws a picture in art class. (b) How is Simran travelling to school? (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) How bright the moon is!
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The new student sat next to me.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Yash opened an umbrella. (b) Yash opened a big umbrella. (c) Yash opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Yash opened a big yellow umbrella.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it. (c) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) clothes (b) saanvi (c) on (d) new
39. 39.These words are mixed up: waters / the / plants / evening / Imran / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran waters the plants in the evening. (b) Imran the plants waters in the evening. (c) Imran waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Imran the plants in the evening.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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