Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 908 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “it” (c) after “can” (d) after “says”
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Nisha cricket in the park. (b) Nisha cricket plays in the park. (c) Nisha plays in the park cricket. (d) Nisha plays cricket in the park.
3. 3.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “the” (c) after “reached” (d) after “beach”
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Who is Riya calling” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Saanvi wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) round
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How is Dev travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Surat.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) my (d) visited
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “lights”
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to pune for holi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
13. 13.Which of these is a command? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Riya cooks rice for lunch. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Who is Kabir calling?
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) rough (d) colourful
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Two ducks. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.These words are mixed up: bed / Meera / warm / before / milk / drinks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Meera warm milk before bed. (c) Meera warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Meera drinks before bed warm milk.
18. 18.Joseph wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) wooden (c) dull
19. 19.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aisha drew a tall red house. (b) Aisha drew a tall house. (c) Aisha drew a red house. (d) Aisha drew a house.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Simran wore a new red cap. (b) Simran wore a cap. (c) Simran wore a red cap. (d) Simran wore a new cap.
21. 21.Meera wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) purple (c) poor
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin bought his book. He read it. (b) Tenzin bought Tenzin's book. Tenzin read it. (c) Tenzin bought his book. Him read it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Ran across the garden.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Nisha reading today? (b) Nisha is what reading today? (c) What Nisha is reading today? (d) What is Nisha reading today?
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) While Mum was cooking.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The baby elephant. (c) If you come early. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a small red house. (b) Farhan drew a house. (c) Farhan drew a small house. (d) Farhan drew a red house.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) spicy
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan met imran at the station in bhopal.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: the / school / at / Manav / night / bag / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Manav the school bag at night. (b) Manav packs at night the school bag. (c) Manav the school bag packs at night. (d) Manav packs the school bag at night.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Ananya found Ananya's kite. Ananya flew it. (c) Ananya found her kite. She flew it.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya washed Riya's bicycle. Riya rode it. (b) Riya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Riya washed her bicycle. Her rode it.

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