Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 994 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar packed Omkar's bag. Omkar carried it. (b) Omkar packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Omkar packed his bag. Him carried it.
2. 2.Maria wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) glad (c) sad
3. 3.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (b) Kunal saw an elephant. (c) Kunal saw a huge elephant. (d) Kunal saw a huge grey elephant.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Farhan carried a black bag. (b) Farhan carried a big bag. (c) Farhan carried a bag. (d) Farhan carried a big black bag.
5. 5.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Kunal wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) wooden (c) dry
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Manav brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Manav brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Manav the dog on Sundays.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
10. 10.Aarav wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Running in the park. (c) My grandmother. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kavya and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) played (c) the (d) kavya
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) monday (b) have (c) we (d) maths
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “bell” (c) after “ran” (d) after “rang”
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Joseph crying? (b) Joseph is why crying? (c) Why Joseph is crying? (d) Is why Joseph crying?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Priya 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) purple
22. 22.Rahul 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
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: sings / a / morning / the / in / Ishaan / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan sings a song in the morning. (b) Ishaan sings in the morning a song. (c) Ishaan a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Ishaan a song in the morning.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
27. 27.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) sticky
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Omkar leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “went” (b) after “shop” (c) after “we” (d) after “closed”
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kabir baked Kabir's cake. Kabir shared it. (c) Kabir baked his cake. He shared it.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Aisha is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (c) Aisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Aisha eating for lunch?
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya packs the school bag at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran a poem writes every week. (b) Simran writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Simran a poem every week. (d) Simran writes a poem every week.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) zoo (d) a
39. 39.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul and Priya will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) to (b) tuesday (c) come (d) house

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