Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 389 · 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?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “sky” (c) after “soon” (d) after “dark”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a huge elephant” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rahul plays cricket in the park.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The players.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The bright moon. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi bought her book. She read it. (b) Saanvi bought her book. Her read it. (c) Saanvi bought Saanvi's book. Saanvi read it.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a ripe mango. (b) Simran ate a big ripe mango. (c) Simran ate a big mango. (d) Simran ate a mango.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
16. 16.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) A small mouse.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in patna.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
20. 20.These words are mixed up: seven / catches / Vikram / at / the / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (b) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (c) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (d) Vikram catches at seven the bus.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) salty (d) colourful
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 5
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) tuesday (b) a (c) maths (d) in
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tara kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “We” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Delhi on Thursday.” (a) fort (b) visited (c) we (d) old
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya made her card. Her posted it. (b) Zoya made her card. She posted it. (c) Zoya made Zoya's card. Zoya posted it.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Riya saw a small black dog. (b) Riya saw a dog. (c) Riya saw a black dog. (d) Riya saw a small dog.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the bus catches at seven. (b) Maria catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Maria the bus at seven. (d) Maria catches the bus at seven.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Zoya drawing in class? (c) What Zoya is drawing in class? (d) What is Zoya drawing in class?
35. 35.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kavya wore a blue cap. (b) Kavya wore a cap. (c) Kavya wore an old cap. (d) Kavya wore an old blue cap.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Tenzin wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) wealthy (c) poor
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to mysuru by train.” (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5
40. 40.Omkar wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) spicy

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