Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 943 · 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 milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “turned” (c) after “over” (d) after “milk”
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “teacher”
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “he”
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Who is Kavya calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja planted Pooja's sapling. Pooja watered it. (b) Pooja planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Pooja planted her sapling. She watered it.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Kolkata for Baisakhi last year.” (a) for (b) last (c) we (d) to
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tara met simran at the station in Kochi.” (a) met (b) station (c) at (d) simran
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My father. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Who is Diya calling? (c) Water the plants today. (d) Pooja cleans the room every Saturday.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met farhan at the station in Shimla.” (a) at (b) station (c) farhan (d) in
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Farhan laughing? (b) Is why Farhan laughing? (c) Farhan is why laughing? (d) Why Farhan is laughing?
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) sweet (d) loud
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “rang” (c) after “ran” (d) after “bell”
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a big balloon. (b) Dev bought a big purple balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a purple balloon.
19. 19.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “train”
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Dev laughing? (b) Dev is why laughing? (c) Why Dev is laughing? (d) Why is Dev laughing?
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) smooth
26. 26.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya planted Ananya's sapling. Ananya watered it. (b) Ananya planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Ananya planted her sapling. Her watered it.
28. 28.Kunal 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
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The doctor. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kabir carried a heavy bag. (b) Kabir carried a bag. (c) Kabir carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Kabir carried a blue bag.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sticky (d) sweet
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi and i played in the park on Saturday.” (a) i (b) park (c) played (d) on
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted a round pot. (b) Maria painted a pot. (c) Maria painted a blue pot. (d) Maria painted a round blue pot.
34. 34.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) damp (c) dry
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (b) What a big cake! (c) Where is Manav going after school? (d) Switch off the fan.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (c) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Priya the plants in the evening.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tara carried a black bag. (b) Tara carried a big black bag. (c) Tara carried a big bag. (d) Tara carried a bag.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) on (c) have (d) test
40. 40.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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