Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 358 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) Since it was late. (c) A green parrot. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a house. (b) Riya drew a small house. (c) Riya drew a red house. (d) Riya drew a small red house.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) on (c) we (d) in
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.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 so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Maria found her kite. She flew it. (c) Maria found Maria's kite. Maria flew it.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) a (c) in (d) on
9. 9.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Ananya cricket in the park. (b) Ananya plays in the park cricket. (c) Ananya plays cricket in the park. (d) Ananya cricket plays in the park.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) Fell all night. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) While Mum was cooking.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Put out the fire.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
17. 17.These words are mixed up: drinks / before / warm / bed / milk / Farhan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Farhan drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Farhan drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Farhan warm milk before bed.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Aisha a picture in art class. (b) Aisha a picture draws in art class. (c) Aisha draws in art class a picture. (d) Aisha draws a picture in art class.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tara picked a white flower. (b) Tara picked a flower. (c) Tara picked a pretty flower. (d) Tara picked a pretty white flower.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “can” (c) after “every” (d) after “parrot”
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Ananya drawing in class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
22. 22.Zoya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) new (c) ancient
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
24. 24.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) My little brother.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a yellow mango. (b) Omkar ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Omkar ate a mango. (d) Omkar ate a juicy mango.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash wrote Yash's poem. Yash read it. (b) Yash wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Yash wrote his poem. He read it.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Kavya rice for lunch. (c) Kavya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Kavya cooks for lunch rice.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a house. (b) Farhan drew a small red house. (c) Farhan drew a small house. (d) Farhan drew a red house.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav writes a poem every week. (b) Aarav a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Aarav a poem every week. (d) Aarav writes every week a poem.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is who calling? (b) Who Ishaan is calling? (c) Is who Ishaan calling? (d) Who is Ishaan calling?
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) As soon as we reached home.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Zoya drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
39. 39.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aisha wore a cap. (b) Aisha wore a new cap. (c) Aisha wore a new red cap. (d) Aisha wore a red cap.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) shiny

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