Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 33 · 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 of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) shiny
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Zoya visits the library on Fridays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Joseph carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Joseph carried a heavy bag. (c) Joseph carried a bag. (d) Joseph carried a blue bag.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “dev was born in the month of July.” (a) dev (b) was (c) month (d) the
6. 6.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Aarav the room every Saturday. (b) Aarav the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Aarav cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Aarav cleans every Saturday the room.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) eid (b) made (c) aunt (d) for
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (b) What Pooja is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Pooja eating for lunch? (d) Pooja is what eating for lunch?
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) colourful
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to surat for holi last year.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
14. 14.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a brown dog. (b) Dev saw a dog. (c) Dev saw a small dog. (d) Dev saw a small brown dog.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kunal picked a flower. (b) Kunal picked a tiny white flower. (c) Kunal picked a white flower. (d) Kunal picked a tiny flower.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Priya going after school? (b) Is where Priya going after school? (c) Where Priya is going after school? (d) Priya is where going after school?
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The school bus. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Put out the fire.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Rahul lost Rahul's pencil. Rahul found it. (c) Rahul lost his pencil. Him found it.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
22. 22.Omkar wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) purple (c) noisy
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the school bag packs at night. (b) Yash packs the school bag at night. (c) Yash packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Yash the school bag at night.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Sat next to me.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya met rohan at the station in agra.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Isha reading today? (b) Isha is what reading today? (c) Is what Isha reading today? (d) What Isha is reading today?
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “boiled” (c) after “milk” (d) after “we”
32. 32.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) made (b) baisakhi (c) sweets (d) aunt
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) made (b) for (c) aunt (d) christmas
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “our” (c) after “she” (d) after “teacher”
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died but nobody watered them.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation

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