Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 377 · 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?
   “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My little brother. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The new student sat next to me.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash flies on the roof a kite. (b) Yash a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Yash a kite on the roof. (d) Yash flies a kite on the roof.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aarav rode a bicycle. (b) Aarav rode a new green bicycle. (c) Aarav rode a new bicycle. (d) Aarav rode a green bicycle.
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Tenzin rides a bicycle to school. (c) How is Omkar travelling to school? (d) What a huge elephant!
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “seed” (d) after “she”
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha visits the library on Fridays. (b) Nisha visits on Fridays the library. (c) Nisha the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Nisha the library on Fridays.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) on (b) holi (c) cousins (d) met
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: cooks / for / Meera / rice / lunch
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera rice cooks for lunch. (b) Meera cooks for lunch rice. (c) Meera cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Meera rice for lunch.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) A small mouse.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash made his card. Him posted it. (b) Yash made his card. He posted it. (c) Yash made Yash's card. Yash posted it.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The red kite. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “puppy”
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) on (b) we (c) our (d) met
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Agra for onam last year.” (a) went (b) onam (c) year (d) last
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Isha playing cricket? (b) Isha is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Isha playing cricket? (d) Where Isha is playing cricket?
32. 32.These words are mixed up: waters / Dev / the / the / plants / in / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Dev the plants in the evening. (b) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (c) Dev the plants waters in the evening. (d) Dev waters in the evening the plants.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Sneha carried a bag. (b) Sneha carried a big blue bag. (c) Sneha carried a big bag. (d) Sneha carried a blue bag.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Imran wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) wore (b) clothes (c) diwali (d) new
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Farhan a poem every week. (c) Farhan a poem writes every week. (d) Farhan writes every week a poem.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Arjun saw a big dog. (b) Arjun saw a brown dog. (c) Arjun saw a big brown dog. (d) Arjun saw a dog.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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