Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 455 · 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.These words are mixed up: morning / feeds / cat / the / every / Vikram
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the cat feeds every morning. (b) Vikram feeds every morning the cat. (c) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Pooja rode a new bicycle. (b) Pooja rode a new green bicycle. (c) Pooja rode a green bicycle. (d) Pooja rode a bicycle.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The cricket match. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “back” (b) after “went” (c) after “shop” (d) after “closed”
6. 6.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rohan saw a small black dog. (b) Rohan saw a small dog. (c) Rohan saw a black dog. (d) Rohan saw a dog.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in surat on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. 9.These words are mixed up: Imran / rice / lunch / cooks / for
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Imran rice for lunch. (c) Imran rice cooks for lunch. (d) Imran cooks rice for lunch.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) noisy
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
12. 12.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in jaipur starts in December.” (a) big (b) in (c) jaipur (d) starts
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Priya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Priya painted Priya's pot. Priya sold it.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera rides to school a bicycle. (b) Meera rides a bicycle to school. (c) Meera a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rides Meera a bicycle to school.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: feeds / Rahul / every / morning / the / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (b) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (d) Rahul feeds every morning the cat.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a small blue pot. (b) Tenzin painted a small pot. (c) Tenzin painted a pot. (d) Tenzin painted a blue pot.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) dog (d) park
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Farhan calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) loud (d) fluffy
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) prickly
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) shiny
32. 32.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a pink shell. (b) Simran found a tiny shell. (c) Simran found a shell. (d) Simran found a tiny pink shell.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara lives near the lake in Chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) tara (d) lake
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya bought Ananya's book. Ananya read it. (b) Ananya bought her book. She read it. (c) Ananya bought her book. Her read it.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha a kite flies on the roof. (b) Isha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Isha a kite on the roof. (d) Isha flies on the roof a kite.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “isha wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The new student sat next to me.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: draws / art / a / class / picture / in / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Rohan a picture in art class. (b) Rohan a picture draws in art class. (c) Rohan draws in art class a picture. (d) Rohan draws a picture in art class.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.

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