Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 327 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Wednesday.” (a) the (b) in (c) we (d) visited
2. 2.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The new student sat next to me.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Meera carried a big bag. (b) Meera carried a blue bag. (c) Meera carried a bag. (d) Meera carried a big blue bag.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Flew high in the sky.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Arjun saw a huge elephant. (b) Arjun saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Arjun saw a grey elephant. (d) Arjun saw an elephant.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Tenzin picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Tenzin picked Tenzin's mango. Tenzin ate it.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
10. 10.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kavya saw a butterfly. (b) Kavya saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Kavya saw a blue butterfly. (d) Kavya saw a tiny blue butterfly.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: a / the / kite / on / flies / Omkar / roof
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (b) Omkar flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (d) Omkar a kite flies on the roof.
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in july.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (b) Pooja feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning. (d) Pooja feeds every morning the cat.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Aarav is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Aarav leaving for Delhi?
15. 15.These words are mixed up: a / the / on / Priya / kite / flies / roof
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Priya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Priya a kite on the roof. (d) Priya flies a kite on the roof.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Vikram going after school? (b) Where Vikram is going after school? (c) Where is Vikram going after school? (d) Vikram is where going after school?
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it. (b) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Joseph found his kite. He flew it.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Arjun travelling to school?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) quiet
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Zoya is playing cricket? (b) Is where Zoya playing cricket? (c) Zoya is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Zoya playing cricket?
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it. (c) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Pooja helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What is Nisha reading today? (d) Please pass the salt.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
28. 28.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Our cat. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Sat on the wall.
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Diya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Where is Saanvi going after school? (d) Please close the door.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) sweet
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) What a big cake! (b) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (c) Who is Dev calling? (d) Turn left at the temple.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir was born in the month of december.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) smooth
38. 38.Tara wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) wooden (c) calm
39. 39.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a new bicycle. (b) Dev rode a new green bicycle. (c) Dev rode a green bicycle. (d) Dev rode a bicycle.
40. 40.Isha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) calm (c) cross

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