Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 226 · 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.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) If you come early. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The train.
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What is Simran eating for lunch? (c) Kunal drinks warm milk before bed. (d) How clever the crow is!
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to delhi for eid last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) How is Maria travelling to school? (c) What a funny joke! (d) Manav washes the car on Sundays.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from chennai in july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) spicy
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Tara flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
10. 10.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Farhan opened a small yellow umbrella. (b) Farhan opened an umbrella. (c) Farhan opened a small umbrella. (d) Farhan opened a yellow umbrella.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun was born in the month of February.” (a) born (b) in (c) of (d) arjun
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) and (b) played (c) priya (d) on
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) loud
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The players ran onto the field.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Monday I went to Lucknow by train.” (a) last (b) train (c) by (d) went
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (b) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (c) What Aisha is eating for lunch? (d) Aisha is what eating for lunch?
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “I” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Imran leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The cricket match. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sticky (d) salty
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Our neighbours.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) all (b) met (c) onam (d) our
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kunal playing cricket” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Nisha eating for lunch? (b) Nisha is what eating for lunch? (c) What Nisha is eating for lunch? (d) What is Nisha eating for lunch?
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
29. 29.These words are mixed up: morning / a / in / Rohan / the / song / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (b) Rohan sings in the morning a song. (c) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (d) Rohan a song sings in the morning.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a big balloon. (b) Kabir bought a big red balloon. (c) Kabir bought a red balloon. (d) Kabir bought a balloon.
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Why is Nisha crying? (d) Farhan draws a picture in art class.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Arjun wore a new cap. (b) Arjun wore a red cap. (c) Arjun wore a cap. (d) Arjun wore a new red cap.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) bright (d) salty
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) bright (d) sticky
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The children. (d) Running in the park.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Rahul drawing in class?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) loud (d) rough
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples.

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