Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 276 · 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.These words are mixed up: eats / school / a / Pooja / after / banana
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja a banana eats after school. (b) Pooja eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Pooja a banana after school. (d) Pooja eats a banana after school.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) fluffy
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “simran wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “joseph lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
8. 8.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “The” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a yellow flower. (b) Manav picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Manav picked a tiny flower. (d) Manav picked a flower.
12. 12.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
16. 16.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rahul drew a house. (b) Rahul drew a tall green house. (c) Rahul drew a green house. (d) Rahul drew a tall house.
17. 17.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (c) Imran a bicycle rides to school. (d) Imran rides a bicycle to school.
20. 20.Diya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) new (c) ancient
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev the plants waters in the evening. (b) Dev waters in the evening the plants. (c) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Dev the plants in the evening.
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Arjun travelling to school? (b) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a tasty samosa!
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) A busy squirrel.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya flies a kite on the roof. (b) Kavya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Kavya flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Kavya a kite on the roof.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is how travelling to school? (b) How is Kavya travelling to school? (c) How Kavya is travelling to school? (d) Is how Kavya travelling to school?
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya lost Zoya's pencil. Zoya found it. (b) Zoya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Zoya lost her pencil. Her found it.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) bright
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is where playing cricket? (b) Where Rahul is playing cricket? (c) Is where Rahul playing cricket? (d) Where is Rahul playing cricket?
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) The cricket match. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) When the bell rang.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) loud
34. 34.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rohan found a white shell. (b) Rohan found a small white shell. (c) Rohan found a small shell. (d) Rohan found a shell.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Aarav drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Aarav warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Aarav warm milk before bed.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it. (c) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “sneha and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) and (b) park (c) on (d) sneha
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Joseph waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Sneha catches the bus at seven. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) What is Meera eating for lunch?
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She

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