Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 470 · 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.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph packed Joseph's bag. Joseph carried it. (b) Joseph packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Joseph packed his bag. He carried it.
4. 4.These words are mixed up: every / Saturday / Joseph / the / room / cleans
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Joseph cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Joseph the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Joseph the room every Saturday.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) spicy (d) colourful
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “for”
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) rough (d) bitter
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Lucknow starts in February.” (a) starts (b) in (c) fair (d) the
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “every”
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Jaipur on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) we (c) old (d) visited
15. 15.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Simran drew a tall green house. (b) Simran drew a tall house. (c) Simran drew a house. (d) Simran drew a green house.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.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 “was” (c) after “sand” (d) after “We”
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “ate” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “too”
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Omkar opened a small yellow umbrella. (b) Omkar opened an umbrella. (c) Omkar opened a small umbrella. (d) Omkar opened a yellow umbrella.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The shopkeeper.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) on (c) we (d) in
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday i went to Shimla by train.” (a) by (b) train (c) i (d) went
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “the” (c) after “hard” (d) after “won”
28. 28.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tenzin bought a balloon. (b) Tenzin bought a round balloon. (c) Tenzin bought a round purple balloon. (d) Tenzin bought a purple balloon.
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Saanvi is crying? (b) Saanvi is why crying? (c) Is why Saanvi crying? (d) Why is Saanvi crying?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Riya drawing in class?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of december.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.These words are mixed up: storybook / Saanvi / a / reads / night / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi reads a storybook at night. (b) Saanvi a storybook reads at night. (c) Saanvi reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Saanvi a storybook at night.
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sneha eats a banana after school. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) What a tall tree! (d) What is Kunal eating for lunch?
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) in (c) have (d) monday
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Counted the coins. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav sings in the morning a song. (b) Aarav a song sings in the morning. (c) Aarav sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Aarav a song in the morning.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5

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