Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 242 · 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 ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
3. 3.Farhan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) purple
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Maria painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Maria painted Maria's pot. Maria sold it.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Priya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Priya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Priya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Priya leaving for Delhi?
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) loud (d) shiny
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) go (b) to (c) friday (d) the
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aisha reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Sneha packed Sneha's bag. Sneha carried it. (c) Sneha packed her bag. She carried it.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) shiny
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The old farmer. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Before the sun set.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Farhan leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Yash helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Why is Joseph crying?
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Saturday / the / every / Isha / room / cleans
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Isha the room every Saturday. (c) Isha cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Isha the room cleans every Saturday.
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Please close the door. (b) Why is Isha crying? (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Yash flies a kite on the roof.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Two ducks. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir and I played in the park on wednesday.” (a) park (b) and (c) wednesday (d) the
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Yash planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Yash planted Yash's sapling. Yash watered it.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a dog. (b) Manav saw a black dog. (c) Manav saw a big black dog. (d) Manav saw a big dog.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Water the plants today. (c) Where is Farhan going after school? (d) Tenzin rides a bicycle to school.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: Dev / morning / the / sings / a / in / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev sings a song in the morning. (b) Dev a song sings in the morning. (c) Dev sings in the morning a song. (d) Sings Dev a song in the morning.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Maria is travelling to school? (b) Is how Maria travelling to school? (c) How is Maria travelling to school? (d) Maria is how travelling to school?
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) bitter (c) bright (d) sticky
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “barked”
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

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