Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 199 · 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.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Kavya laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) shiny (c) rough (d) quiet
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in delhi on Friday.” (a) in (b) fort (c) the (d) delhi
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is where going after school? (b) Where Rohan is going after school? (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Is where Rohan going after school?
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Although he was tired.
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Kavya calling? (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Isha sings a song in the morning.
11. 11.Ananya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) purple (c) brave
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “planted” (b) after “watered” (c) after “a” (d) after “seed”
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Because it was raining.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) school (b) holidays (c) our (d) reopens
16. 16.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) dull (c) bright
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Aarav a poem every week. (c) Aarav a poem writes every week. (d) Aarav writes a poem every week.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “liked” (d) after “smiled”
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) rough
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) What a big cake! (b) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (c) How is Kunal travelling to school? (d) Drink a glass of milk.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav waters the plants in the evening” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Rohan wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
24. 24.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) slow (c) quick
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Shone over the lake.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Simran drawing in class? (c) What Simran is drawing in class? (d) What is Simran drawing in class?
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kabir carried a blue bag. (b) Kabir carried a heavy bag. (c) Kabir carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Kabir carried a bag.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) the (d) reopens
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Tuesday.” (a) old (b) the (c) pune (d) visited
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul kicks the ball in the garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “we” (b) after “went” (c) after “out” (d) after “The”
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Vikram a kite on the roof. (c) Vikram flies on the roof a kite. (d) Vikram a kite flies on the roof.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) near (b) kochi (c) lives (d) in
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Joseph eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar and tenzin will come to my house on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Why is Ishaan crying?

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