Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 354 · 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.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kavya drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “aisha lives near the lake in Lucknow.” (a) in (b) lake (c) the (d) aisha
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Vikram is leaving for Delhi? (b) Vikram is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Vikram leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Diya eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “The” (c) after “dark” (d) after “turned”
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Diya the room every Saturday. (c) Diya the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Diya cleans the room every Saturday.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Joseph calling?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The tall tree. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) loud (d) fluffy
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sweet (d) smooth
17. 17.These words are mixed up: picture / draws / in / Vikram / class / art / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Vikram a picture in art class. (c) Vikram draws a picture in art class. (d) Vikram a picture draws in art class.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “We” (c) after “reached” (d) after “beach”
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan laughing? (b) Is why Ishaan laughing? (c) Why Ishaan is laughing? (d) Ishaan is why laughing?
20. 20.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kavya ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Kavya ate a yellow mango. (c) Kavya ate a juicy mango. (d) Kavya ate a mango.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a round purple balloon. (b) Diya bought a purple balloon. (c) Diya bought a balloon. (d) Diya bought a round balloon.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
25. 25.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) new (c) ancient
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) My sister.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) all (b) cousins (c) met (d) we
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi lost Saanvi's pencil. Saanvi found it. (b) Saanvi lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Saanvi lost her pencil. Her found it.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Simran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) purple
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
34. 34.These words are mixed up: the / Farhan / feeds / cat / morning / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Farhan the cat every morning. (b) Farhan feeds every morning the cat. (c) Farhan the cat feeds every morning. (d) Farhan feeds the cat every morning.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My father.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening. (c) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (d) Rahul waters in the evening the plants.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) loud (d) sweet
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kolkata on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4

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