Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 955 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) colourful (d) sour
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) Tara eats a banana after school. (b) Why is Tenzin crying? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) How clever the crow is!
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Imran playing cricket? (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Water the plants today. (d) Farhan flies a kite on the roof.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Sat next to me. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My grandmother.
6. 6.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “second” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “was”
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Riya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Riya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Riya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “spoke” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (b) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Rohan the plants waters in the evening. (d) Rohan waters the plants in the evening.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Omkar wore a blue cap. (b) Omkar wore a new blue cap. (c) Omkar wore a cap. (d) Omkar wore a new cap.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Because it was raining.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) noisy (d) bright
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Saanvi crying? (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Put your books in the bag.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a house. (b) Maria drew a red house. (c) Maria drew a small house. (d) Maria drew a small red house.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav packed Manav's bag. Manav carried it. (b) Manav packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Manav packed his bag. He carried it.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
23. 23.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Nisha writes a poem every week. (b) What is Aisha drawing in class? (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a big cake!
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Imran cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Imran the room every Saturday. (d) Imran cleans the room every Saturday.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Farhan / milk / bed / drinks / before / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Farhan warm milk before bed. (b) Farhan warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Farhan drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Farhan drinks warm milk before bed.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) Vikram rides a bicycle to school. (b) What a long train! (c) Where is Rahul going after school? (d) Water the plants today.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) Since it was late. (d) The players.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha was born in the month of November.” (a) month (b) was (c) nisha (d) the
31. 31.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Aisha opened a small striped umbrella. (c) Aisha opened an umbrella. (d) Aisha opened a small umbrella.
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Who is Saanvi calling? (c) Farhan cooks rice for lunch. (d) How funny the joke is!
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
35. 35.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “hard” (c) after “Our” (d) after “practised”
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “We” (c) after “beach” (d) after “reached”
38. 38.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Vikram ate a mango. (b) Vikram ate a big mango. (c) Vikram ate a big yellow mango. (d) Vikram ate a yellow mango.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last saturday I went to Shimla by train.” (a) by (b) to (c) saturday (d) train

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