Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 4 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “nobody” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “a” (d) after “ate”
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) colourful
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) our (b) cousins (c) on (d) diwali
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera the cat feeds every morning. (b) Meera feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Meera the cat every morning. (d) Meera feeds the cat every morning.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) If you come early. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in jaipur on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Maria the ball in the garden. (b) Maria kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Maria the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Maria kicks the ball in the garden.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Kabir rice for lunch. (b) Kabir cooks for lunch rice. (c) Kabir cooks rice for lunch. (d) Kabir rice cooks for lunch.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Fell all night. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The firefighters.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The rain. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Made a rangoli.
17. 17.Dev wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) colourful (d) quiet
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what drawing in class? (b) What is Rahul drawing in class? (c) What Rahul is drawing in class? (d) Is what Rahul drawing in class?
21. 21.These words are mixed up: on / roof / the / Ishaan / kite / flies / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan a kite flies on the roof. (b) Ishaan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Ishaan a kite on the roof.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “reached” (c) after “We” (d) after “the”
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha met pooja at the station in mysuru.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) rough
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first sunday of november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Water the plants today. (d) Why is Dev laughing?
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha cooks rice for lunch. (b) Sneha rice cooks for lunch. (c) Sneha cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Sneha rice for lunch.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul found Rahul's kite. Rahul flew it. (b) Rahul found his kite. He flew it. (c) Rahul found his kite. Him flew it.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kavya cooks rice for lunch. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (d) How long the train is!
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
39. 39.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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