Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 256 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Joseph crying? (b) Why is Joseph crying? (c) Joseph is why crying? (d) Why Joseph is crying?
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) rough
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a tall tree!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Omkar and i played in the park on Friday.” (a) park (b) i (c) played (d) and
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) When the bell rang. (c) My sister. (d) Ran onto the field.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in delhi on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from pune in december.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Imran baked Imran's cake. Imran shared it. (c) Imran baked his cake. Him shared it.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) salty (d) smooth
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The village pond. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) What a cold morning! (b) What is Farhan drawing in class? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Simran rides a bicycle to school.
19. 19.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Ishaan wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) huge (c) tiny
21. 21.These words are mixed up: every / feeds / the / morning / cat / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the cat feeds every morning. (b) Kabir feeds the cat every morning. (c) Kabir feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Kabir the cat every morning.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Dev found a tiny shell. (b) Dev found a shell. (c) Dev found a white shell. (d) Dev found a tiny white shell.
25. 25.Aisha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
26. 26.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Simran wore an old blue cap. (b) Simran wore a cap. (c) Simran wore an old cap. (d) Simran wore a blue cap.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Pune in November.” (a) came (b) my (c) in (d) uncle
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Carried a crumb.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) Before the sun set.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Tenzin the bus at seven. (b) Tenzin catches the bus at seven. (c) Tenzin catches at seven the bus. (d) Tenzin the bus catches at seven.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / Imran / rice / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran cooks rice for lunch. (b) Imran rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Imran rice for lunch. (d) Imran cooks for lunch rice.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) The train left the station at nine.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a big kite. (b) Rohan flew a big green kite. (c) Rohan flew a kite. (d) Rohan flew a green kite.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.

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