Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 373 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The old farmer.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Farhan carried a black bag. (b) Farhan carried a heavy bag. (c) Farhan carried a bag. (d) Farhan carried a heavy black bag.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Omkar going after school? (b) Is where Omkar going after school? (c) Where Omkar is going after school? (d) Omkar is where going after school?
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Diya fixed Diya's toy car. Diya played with it. (c) Diya fixed her toy car. She played with it.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “The” (c) after “out” (d) after “a”
8. 8.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a new red bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a new bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a red bicycle.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “over”
10. 10.These words are mixed up: kicks / the / in / Diya / ball / the / garden
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Diya kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Diya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kicks Diya the ball in the garden.
11. 11.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 so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “cheered” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “sand” (c) after “reached” (d) after “beach”
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.These words are mixed up: the / school / packs / bag / Isha / at / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha packs the school bag at night. (b) Isha the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Isha the school bag at night. (d) Isha packs at night the school bag.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rohan was born in the month of August.” (a) was (b) rohan (c) month (d) the
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Wednesday of September.” (a) on (b) birthday (c) my (d) the
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Vikram a storybook at night. (b) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (c) Vikram reads a storybook at night. (d) Vikram reads at night a storybook.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “a” (c) after “baked” (d) after “smelled”
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Tenzin sings a song in the morning. (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Where is Yash playing cricket?
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “sky” (c) after “The” (d) after “soon”
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Omkar picked a pretty white flower. (b) Omkar picked a pretty flower. (c) Omkar picked a white flower. (d) Omkar picked a flower.
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (c) What Dev is eating for lunch? (d) What is Dev eating for lunch?
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
31. 31.Ishaan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) hungry (c) smart
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) noisy
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her

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