Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 238 · 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 write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar found Omkar's kite. Omkar flew it. (b) Omkar found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Omkar found his kite. He flew it.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) rough (d) bitter
6. 6.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Since it was late. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) A green parrot.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from indore in November.” (a) in (b) indore (c) uncle (d) came
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from kochi in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (b) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (c) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Zoya rice cooks for lunch.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (b) Omkar a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Omkar a storybook at night. (d) Omkar reads a storybook at night.
12. 12.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Nisha a bicycle to school. (b) Nisha rides to school a bicycle. (c) Nisha rides a bicycle to school. (d) Nisha a bicycle rides to school.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) If you come early. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The postman.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Omkar opened an umbrella. (b) Omkar opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Omkar opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Omkar opened a small umbrella.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar visits the library on Fridays. (b) Visits Omkar the library on Fridays. (c) Omkar visits on Fridays the library. (d) Omkar the library visits on Fridays.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) salty
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “he” (d) after “hurt”
22. 22.Dev wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) calm (c) cross
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Yash ate a big mango. (b) Yash ate a ripe mango. (c) Yash ate a big ripe mango. (d) Yash ate a mango.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “over” (c) after “off” (d) after “turned”
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Why is Vikram crying? (c) Vikram draws a picture in art class. (d) What a big cake!
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is laughing? (b) Nisha is why laughing? (c) Why is Nisha laughing? (d) Is why Nisha laughing?
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha rides a bicycle to school. (b) Aisha rides to school a bicycle. (c) Rides Aisha a bicycle to school. (d) Aisha a bicycle rides to school.
30. 30.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria rides to school a bicycle. (b) Maria a bicycle rides to school. (c) Maria rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Maria a bicycle to school.
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) What is Tenzin drawing in class?
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a green bicycle.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Gave me a pencil.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “race” (c) after “the” (d) after “Arjun”
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
38. 38.These words are mixed up: class / a / Tara / in / art / picture / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Tara a picture in art class. (c) Tara draws in art class a picture. (d) Tara a picture draws in art class.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.

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