Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 202 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “ran” (c) after “rang” (d) after “The”
2. 2.These words are mixed up: morning / cat / every / feeds / Nisha / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Nisha the cat every morning. (c) Nisha the cat feeds every morning. (d) Nisha feeds the cat every morning.
3. 3.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Yash packed Yash's bag. Yash carried it. (c) Yash packed his bag. Him carried it.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “we” (c) after “off” (d) after “over”
6. 6.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Meera carried a bag. (b) Meera carried a black bag. (c) Meera carried a big bag. (d) Meera carried a big black bag.
7. 7.Kunal wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) dry (c) damp
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Since it was late. (c) The children. (d) Danced in the rain.
9. 9.Joseph wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) square
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Sunday of June.” (a) is (b) on (c) my (d) first
11. 11.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Maria wore a blue cap. (b) Maria wore a cap. (c) Maria wore a new cap. (d) Maria wore a new blue cap.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in kochi starts in february.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
16. 16.These words are mixed up: Joseph / drinks / before / bed / warm / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul rice cooks for lunch. (b) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch. (d) Rahul cooks for lunch rice.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) If you come early. (c) The little puppy. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera planted Meera's sapling. Meera watered it. (b) Meera planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Meera planted her sapling. She watered it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Since it was late. (d) Grandpa.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Farhan lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Farhan lost Farhan's pencil. Farhan found it.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) Farhan writes a poem every week. (c) Where is Tara playing cricket? (d) Put your books in the bag.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) fluffy
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first sunday of January.” (a) the (b) of (c) is (d) sunday
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Grandpa. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Rahul a bicycle to school. (b) Rahul a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rahul rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rahul rides a bicycle to school.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Imran going after school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) salty
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The tall tree. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
40. 40.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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