Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 113 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “Meera drinks warm milk before bed” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The village pond. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The rain fell all night.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “to” (c) after “soon” (d) after “The”
4. 4.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Simran is reading today? (b) What is Simran reading today? (c) Simran is what reading today? (d) Is what Simran reading today?
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
9. 9.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “The” (c) after “late” (d) after “was”
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Yash waters the plants in the evening. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Why is Kabir crying?
12. 12.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Mysuru in july.” (a) from (b) came (c) july (d) uncle
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Grandpa. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
16. 16.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Diya flew a green kite. (b) Diya flew a big kite. (c) Diya flew a big green kite. (d) Diya flew a kite.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) sour (d) rough
18. 18.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Aarav picked a yellow flower. (c) Aarav picked a pretty flower. (d) Aarav picked a flower.
19. 19.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 “The” (d) after “rang”
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Vikram the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Vikram the dog on Sundays.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “was” (c) after “We” (d) after “the”
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a small pink shell. (b) Simran found a small shell. (c) Simran found a pink shell. (d) Simran found a shell.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “sweet”
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (b) Zoya plays in the park cricket. (c) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (d) Plays Zoya cricket in the park.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Nisha wore new clothes on onam.” (a) wore (b) clothes (c) onam (d) on
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Joseph is going after school? (b) Is where Joseph going after school? (c) Joseph is where going after school? (d) Where is Joseph going after school?
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My best friend. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Nisha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) purple
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “train” (c) after “on” (d) after “The”
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first sunday of January.” (a) birthday (b) the (c) first (d) sunday
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Aisha opened an umbrella. (c) Aisha opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Aisha opened a big umbrella.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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