Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 973 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Pooja has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
4. 4.These words are mixed up: at / bus / seven / catches / Diya / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) Diya the bus catches at seven. (c) Diya catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Diya the bus at seven.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The new student sat next to me.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) rough (b) sweet (c) loud (d) bright
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
8. 8.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ishaan drew a green house. (b) Ishaan drew a house. (c) Ishaan drew a tall house. (d) Ishaan drew a tall green house.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it. (b) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) shiny
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a red bicycle.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: on / roof / Yash / flies / kite / a / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Yash a kite on the roof. (b) Yash flies a kite on the roof. (c) Yash flies on the roof a kite. (d) Yash a kite flies on the roof.
15. 15.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Rohan crying? (b) Rohan is why crying? (c) Why is Rohan crying? (d) Why Rohan is crying?
17. 17.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Dev ate a ripe mango. (b) Dev ate a mango. (c) Dev ate a big ripe mango. (d) Dev ate a big mango.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: the / bag / school / at / Rohan / packs / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan packs at night the school bag. (b) Rohan packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Rohan the school bag at night. (d) Rohan the school bag packs at night.
19. 19.Rohan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) hot (c) chilly
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Yash wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) square
22. 22.These words are mixed up: at / night / Pooja / reads / storybook / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja reads at night a storybook. (b) Pooja reads a storybook at night. (c) Pooja a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Pooja a storybook at night.
23. 23.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) A small mouse.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kunal wore a blue cap. (b) Kunal wore a new cap. (c) Kunal wore a cap. (d) Kunal wore a new blue cap.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sticky
28. 28.Which of these is a question? (a) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (b) When is Ananya leaving for Delhi? (c) What a lovely song! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) ananya (b) new (c) wore (d) clothes
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya eats a banana after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Vikram the school bag at night. (c) Vikram the school bag packs at night. (d) Vikram packs at night the school bag.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran bought his book. Him read it. (b) Imran bought his book. He read it. (c) Imran bought Imran's book. Imran read it.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Simran reading today? (b) What Simran is reading today? (c) Is what Simran reading today? (d) Simran is what reading today?
36. 36.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) noisy
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) noisy
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “baked” (d) after “it”
40. 40.Which of these is a question? (a) Please close the door. (b) What a noisy market! (c) Kabir visits the library on Fridays. (d) How is Sneha travelling to school?

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