Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 484 · 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.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Dev wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) round (c) smart
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The brown cow. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Ananya is laughing? (b) Ananya is why laughing? (c) Is why Ananya laughing? (d) Why is Ananya laughing?
5. 5.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rahul opened an umbrella. (b) Rahul opened a small umbrella. (c) Rahul opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Rahul opened a yellow umbrella.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Manav plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Meera flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Indore.” (a) my (b) zoo (c) a (d) visited
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (b) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (d) Imran a bicycle rides to school.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Kabir washed Kabir's bicycle. Kabir rode it. (c) Kabir washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Isha found a tiny shell. (b) Isha found a shell. (c) Isha found a pink shell. (d) Isha found a tiny pink shell.
18. 18.Which of these is a question? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Where is Nisha playing cricket?
19. 19.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) wednesday (c) test (d) have
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Omkar bought a round balloon. (b) Omkar bought a red balloon. (c) Omkar bought a balloon. (d) Omkar bought a round red balloon.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Farhan wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) spicy
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Tenzin a storybook at night. (c) Tenzin reads at night a storybook. (d) Tenzin a storybook reads at night.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha was born in the month of august.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (c) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Diya the cat feeds every morning.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The cricket match. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kabir eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
34. 34.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 “every” (c) after “can” (d) after “talk”
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “race” (d) after “the”
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) sour
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Zoya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Zoya packed Zoya's bag. Zoya carried it.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar the bus catches at seven. (b) Omkar catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Omkar the bus at seven. (d) Omkar catches the bus at seven.

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