Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 929 · 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 is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Thursday I went to jaipur by train.” (a) by (b) jaipur (c) went (d) to
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) loud
8. 8.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) round (c) chilly
9. 9.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The baby elephant. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “we” (c) after “milk” (d) after “over”
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) new (c) ancient
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
16. 16.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) square (c) dull
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the car washes on Sundays. (b) Isha washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Isha the car on Sundays. (d) Isha washes on Sundays the car.
18. 18.Kavya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) wooden (c) lovely
19. 19.Arjun wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) purple (c) hot
20. 20.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Pooja saw a little dog. (b) Pooja saw a brown dog. (c) Pooja saw a dog. (d) Pooja saw a little brown dog.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) bright
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Ananya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Ananya packed Ananya's bag. Ananya carried it.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Tenzin Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Tenzin helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Tenzin Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph kicks the ball in the garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash writes a poem every week.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) Farhan washes the car on Sundays. (b) What is Maria drawing in class? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What a cute puppy!
29. 29.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it.
32. 32.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The peacock.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Sneha travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “off” (c) after “his” (d) after “bicycle”
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The new student sat next to me.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash met omkar at the station in indore.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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