Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 117 · 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?
   “Aisha waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “people” (c) after “got” (d) after “arrived”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How beautiful the garden is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (c) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The players ran onto the field.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Rahul reading today?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Vikram a poem every week. (b) Vikram writes every week a poem. (c) Vikram writes a poem every week. (d) Vikram a poem writes every week.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran washed Simran's bicycle. Simran rode it. (b) Simran washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Simran washed her bicycle. She rode it.
13. 13.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Delhi starts in December.” (a) big (b) the (c) fair (d) in
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) have (c) on (d) maths
16. 16.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a tiny flower. (b) Manav picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Manav picked a flower. (d) Manav picked a yellow flower.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Checked my throat. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The tiny ant.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “she” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “pen”
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Sneha picked a yellow flower. (b) Sneha picked a flower. (c) Sneha picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Sneha picked a tiny flower.
24. 24.Arjun wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) lovely (c) ugly
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Zoya laughing? (b) Zoya is why laughing? (c) Why Zoya is laughing? (d) Is why Zoya laughing?
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of august.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tara painted a small pot. (b) Tara painted a blue pot. (c) Tara painted a pot. (d) Tara painted a small blue pot.
28. 28.Which of these is a question? (a) Please close the door. (b) Ishaan packs the school bag at night. (c) What is Saanvi eating for lunch? (d) What a bright moon!
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Omkar a picture in art class. (b) Omkar a picture draws in art class. (c) Omkar draws in art class a picture. (d) Omkar draws a picture in art class.
32. 32.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Nisha going after school? (b) What a cute puppy! (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Arjun plays cricket in the park.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) sticky (d) shiny
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
36. 36.These words are mixed up: plants / waters / evening / in / the / Ishaan / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Ishaan the plants in the evening. (c) Ishaan the plants waters in the evening. (d) Ishaan waters the plants in the evening.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: the / Rahul / morning / in / sings / a / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Rahul a song in the morning. (c) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (d) Rahul sings in the morning a song.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan met kabir at the station in kochi.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My grandmother. (d) Gave fresh milk.

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