Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 194 · 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.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Arjun a song in the morning. (c) Arjun sings a song in the morning. (d) Arjun sings in the morning a song.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “yash was born in the month of June.” (a) yash (b) the (c) month (d) was
5. 5.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Nisha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is why crying? (b) Why is Priya crying? (c) Why Priya is crying? (d) Is why Priya crying?
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The players ran onto the field.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aisha wore an old cap. (b) Aisha wore a cap. (c) Aisha wore an old blue cap. (d) Aisha wore a blue cap.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Vikram packed Vikram's bag. Vikram carried it. (c) Vikram packed his bag. Him carried it.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Ishaan plays cricket in the park. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Why is Tenzin crying?
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in February.” (a) reopens (b) the (c) after (d) our
14. 14.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.These words are mixed up: room / every / cleans / the / Saturday / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Maria the room every Saturday. (b) Maria cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Maria cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Maria the room cleans every Saturday.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My grandmother.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Ishaan laughing?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev visits the library on Fridays.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) If you come early. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) My grandmother.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “The”
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan fixed Ishaan's toy car. Ishaan played with it. (b) Ishaan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Ishaan fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the car washes on Sundays. (b) Imran washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Imran the car on Sundays. (d) Imran washes on Sundays the car.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan waters in the evening the plants. (b) Farhan the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (d) Farhan waters the plants in the evening.
27. 27.Simran wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
31. 31.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) round (c) noisy
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Priya cricket in the park. (c) Priya plays in the park cricket. (d) Priya cricket plays in the park.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and Isha will come to my house on friday.” (a) and (b) friday (c) my (d) to
37. 37.These words are mixed up: a / Simran / in / art / class / picture / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Simran a picture in art class. (b) Simran draws in art class a picture. (c) Simran draws a picture in art class. (d) Simran a picture draws in art class.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
40. 40.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Zoya bought a red balloon. (b) Zoya bought a balloon. (c) Zoya bought a round red balloon. (d) Zoya bought a round balloon.

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