Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 3 · 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 sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a red kite. (b) Yash flew a kite. (c) Yash flew a big kite. (d) Yash flew a big red kite.
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav washed Aarav's bicycle. Aarav rode it. (b) Aarav washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Aarav washed his bicycle. He rode it.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) A big black crow.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph washed Joseph's bicycle. Joseph rode it. (b) Joseph washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Joseph washed his bicycle. He rode it.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Since it was late.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “can” (c) after “The” (d) after “talk”
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The red kite.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Kavya is travelling to school? (b) Is how Kavya travelling to school? (c) Kavya is how travelling to school? (d) How is Kavya travelling to school?
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on thursday.” (a) in (b) visited (c) the (d) thursday
11. 11.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “very” (c) after “we” (d) after “It”
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. She flew it. (c) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal made his card. He posted it. (b) Kunal made his card. Him posted it. (c) Kunal made Kunal's card. Kunal posted it.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
21. 21.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 “for” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
22. 22.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Diya a kite on the roof. (c) Diya flies on the roof a kite. (d) Diya flies a kite on the roof.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
28. 28.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a tall house. (b) Farhan drew a green house. (c) Farhan drew a tall green house. (d) Farhan drew a house.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “nisha and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Imran met Priya at the station in jaipur.” (a) station (b) the (c) jaipur (d) in
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Aisha the room every Saturday. (b) Aisha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Aisha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Aisha cleans the room every Saturday.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tara bought a big balloon. (b) Tara bought a balloon. (c) Tara bought a big red balloon. (d) Tara bought a red balloon.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) noisy (d) salty
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Yash crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Tara picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Tara picked Tara's mango. Tara ate it.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Tara travelling to school? (b) How is Tara travelling to school? (c) Tara is how travelling to school? (d) How Tara is travelling to school?

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