Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 962 · 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 sentence describes the mango best? (a) Arjun ate a mango. (b) Arjun ate a big mango. (c) Arjun ate a big yellow mango. (d) Arjun ate a yellow mango.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Ishaan wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) on (b) wore (c) new (d) diwali
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a new green bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a green bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a new bicycle.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
7. 7.Yash wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) spicy
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Shimla in july.” (a) from (b) july (c) uncle (d) came
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first wednesday of November.” (a) on (b) of (c) wednesday (d) is
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) smooth (d) bright
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The hungry monkey.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) noisy (d) smooth
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Kavya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Who is Dev calling? (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Open your books to page ten.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Isha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Where is Priya playing cricket? (c) Please pass the salt. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Told us a story.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) If you come early. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: seven / the / Meera / bus / catches / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera catches the bus at seven. (b) Meera catches at seven the bus. (c) Meera the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Meera the bus at seven.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The firefighters. (d) Since it was late.
28. 28.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.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Vikram the ball in the garden. (b) Vikram kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Vikram kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Vikram the ball kicks in the garden.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Rahul is travelling to school? (b) Rahul is how travelling to school? (c) How is Rahul travelling to school? (d) Is how Rahul travelling to school?
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
33. 33.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kabir opened a striped umbrella. (b) Kabir opened a small umbrella. (c) Kabir opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Kabir opened an umbrella.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
39. 39.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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