Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 304 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “omkar met tara at the station in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rohan waters the plants in the evening.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a shell. (b) Riya found a pink shell. (c) Riya found a small shell. (d) Riya found a small pink shell.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Because it was raining.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha painted Aisha's pot. Aisha sold it. (b) Aisha painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Aisha painted her pot. She sold it.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav wrote Aarav's poem. Aarav read it. (b) Aarav wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Aarav wrote his poem. He read it.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Counted the coins. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Waiting for the bus.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “children” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan and imran will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen.
23. 23.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.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 “his” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “off”
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha was born in the month of april.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
26. 26.These words are mixed up: every / morning / feeds / cat / Imran / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran feeds the cat every morning. (b) Imran the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (d) Imran feeds every morning the cat.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Saanvi eating for lunch? (c) What Saanvi is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch?
28. 28.Which of these is a question? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Priya draws a picture in art class. (d) What is Diya drawing in class?
29. 29.Priya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
30. 30.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.
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Joseph a picture in art class. (c) Joseph a picture draws in art class. (d) Joseph draws in art class a picture.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Riya painted a small pot. (b) Riya painted a small orange pot. (c) Riya painted a pot. (d) Riya painted an orange pot.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: flies / on / roof / a / the / kite / Aisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (b) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Diya eats a banana after school. (c) How clever the crow is! (d) How is Joseph travelling to school?
36. 36.Which of these is a question? (a) Nisha cooks rice for lunch. (b) What is Zoya drawing in class? (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) What a tasty samosa!
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The red kite. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) When the bell rang.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Sneha reading today? (b) Sneha is what reading today? (c) Is what Sneha reading today? (d) What Sneha is reading today?

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