Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 338 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Dev wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Dev wrote Dev's poem. Dev read it.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) How long the train is! (b) Where is Saanvi going after school? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Zoya cooks rice for lunch.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “off” (b) after “The” (c) after “milk” (d) after “over”
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “Arjun” (b) after “the” (c) after “race” (d) after “won”
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (b) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (d) Rohan reads a storybook at night.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The brown cow. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The players ran onto the field.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kunal carried a big bag. (b) Kunal carried a bag. (c) Kunal carried a big black bag. (d) Kunal carried a black bag.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: helps / the / kitchen / Arjun / in / Grandma
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Arjun helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Arjun Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Arjun Grandma in the kitchen.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) new (b) wore (c) clothes (d) kabir
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul made his card. Him posted it. (b) Rahul made his card. He posted it. (c) Rahul made Rahul's card. Rahul posted it.
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Manav writes a poem every week. (d) What is Meera eating for lunch?
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cute the puppy is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Two ducks. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan and saanvi will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) saanvi (b) come (c) and (d) house
25. 25.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a big kite. (b) Riya flew a kite. (c) Riya flew a green kite. (d) Riya flew a big green kite.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Ananya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Ananya baked Ananya's cake. Ananya shared it.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Diya going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “was” (c) after “We” (d) after “the”
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) Nisha visits the library on Fridays. (b) Please close the door. (c) Where is Pooja going after school? (d) What a sweet mango!
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in lucknow starts in February.” (a) starts (b) fair (c) lucknow (d) in
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Meera cricket in the park. (b) Meera plays in the park cricket. (c) Meera plays cricket in the park. (d) Meera cricket plays in the park.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The bright moon.

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