Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 969 · 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.Kunal wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) spicy
2. 2.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “teacher”
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) What a noisy market! (b) Pooja draws a picture in art class. (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Why is Ishaan laughing?
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Tara draws a picture in art class.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Dev cricket in the park. (c) Dev plays in the park cricket. (d) Dev cricket plays in the park.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
10. 10.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is where going after school? (b) Where Kabir is going after school? (c) Where is Kabir going after school? (d) Is where Kabir going after school?
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Yash the car on Sundays. (c) Yash the car washes on Sundays. (d) Yash washes the car on Sundays.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram washed Vikram's bicycle. Vikram rode it. (b) Vikram washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Vikram washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Zoya the bus at seven. (b) Zoya the bus catches at seven. (c) Zoya catches the bus at seven. (d) Zoya catches at seven the bus.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kabir going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “Our” (b) after “hard” (c) after “team” (d) after “we”
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) bitter
19. 19.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Priya carried a big bag. (b) Priya carried a big black bag. (c) Priya carried a black bag. (d) Priya carried a bag.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) noisy
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) rough
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Rahul playing cricket? (b) Rahul is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Rahul playing cricket? (d) Where Rahul is playing cricket?
26. 26.These words are mixed up: Grandma / in / helps / the / kitchen / Nisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma.
27. 27.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Riya feeds the cat every morning. (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Why is Sneha crying? (d) Please feed the cat.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The bright moon. (d) Flew high in the sky.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The little puppy. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) When the bell rang.
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar made his card. Him posted it. (b) Omkar made his card. He posted it. (c) Omkar made Omkar's card. Omkar posted it.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) cousins (b) on (c) onam (d) all
36. 36.These words are mixed up: school / after / banana / Imran / eats / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a banana eats after school. (b) Imran eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Imran a banana after school. (d) Imran eats a banana after school.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
38. 38.Rahul wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quick (c) slow
39. 39.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “Arjun” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “race” (d) after “for”

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