Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 227 · 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 is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
3. 3.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Kolkata in February.” (a) uncle (b) came (c) my (d) from
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “riya lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Riya the ball in the garden. (d) Riya the ball kicks in the garden.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Dev is going after school? (b) Dev is where going after school? (c) Where is Dev going after school? (d) Is where Dev going after school?
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran waters the plants in the evening. (b) Imran waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Imran the plants in the evening. (d) Imran the plants waters in the evening.
11. 11.Imran wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) purple (c) slow
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
13. 13.Which of these is a question? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Who is Zoya calling? (c) Sneha feeds the cat every morning. (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted a small blue pot. (b) Joseph painted a pot. (c) Joseph painted a blue pot. (d) Joseph painted a small pot.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
17. 17.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi?
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) on (b) all (c) we (d) cousins
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) A small mouse. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Vikram saw a grey elephant. (b) Vikram saw an elephant. (c) Vikram saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Vikram saw a huge elephant.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Saanvi calling?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Ananya eating for lunch? (b) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (c) What Ananya is eating for lunch? (d) Ananya is what eating for lunch?
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.These words are mixed up: morning / feeds / cat / every / Aarav / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav feeds the cat every morning. (b) Aarav the cat feeds every morning. (c) Aarav feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Aarav the cat every morning.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) cousin (c) in (d) zoo
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The bright moon. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) quiet (d) shiny
32. 32.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Aarav leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Nisha a banana after school. (b) Nisha eats a banana after school. (c) Nisha a banana eats after school. (d) Nisha eats after school a banana.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Rahul baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Rahul baked Rahul's cake. Rahul shared it.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) on (b) eid (c) cousins (d) all
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The red kite. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The old farmer.

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