Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 963 · 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 house best? (a) Riya drew a green house. (b) Riya drew a small house. (c) Riya drew a small green house. (d) Riya drew a house.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Rohan reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.These words are mixed up: in / song / the / morning / Pooja / sings / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Pooja a song in the morning. (b) Pooja a song sings in the morning. (c) Pooja sings a song in the morning. (d) Pooja sings in the morning a song.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Sneha bought a balloon. (b) Sneha bought a round balloon. (c) Sneha bought a red balloon. (d) Sneha bought a round red balloon.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “every” (c) after “talk” (d) after “says”
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “pooja met dev at the station in kochi.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
8. 8.These words are mixed up: helps / in / kitchen / Grandma / the / Vikram
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Vikram helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Helps Vikram Grandma in the kitchen.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a noisy market!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “was”
12. 12.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) What is Joseph eating for lunch? (c) What a clever crow! (d) Put your books in the bag.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) If you come early. (d) The firefighters.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya bought her book. Her read it. (b) Ananya bought her book. She read it. (c) Ananya bought Ananya's book. Ananya read it.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The rain. (d) Although he was tired.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash bought his book. Him read it. (b) Yash bought his book. He read it. (c) Yash bought Yash's book. Yash read it.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in agra starts in january.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) If you come early. (d) The baby elephant.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
23. 23.Kunal wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kavya crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Grandpa. (d) Sat next to me.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Rahul the car on Sundays. (c) Rahul the car washes on Sundays. (d) Rahul washes on Sundays the car.
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Rohan crying? (b) What a noisy market! (c) Aarav cooks rice for lunch. (d) Open your books to page ten.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) A big black crow. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Dev saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Dev saw a grey elephant. (c) Dev saw an elephant. (d) Dev saw a huge elephant.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Simran calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) rough
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Sneha plays cricket in the park. (b) Please close the door. (c) How clever the crow is! (d) Who is Priya calling?
36. 36.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Vikram flew a kite. (b) Vikram flew a green kite. (c) Vikram flew a big kite. (d) Vikram flew a big green kite.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) salty
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Farhan drawing in class? (b) What a funny joke! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays.

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