Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 492 · 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 school bus. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The rain fell all night.
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Who is Saanvi calling? (b) Vikram eats a banana after school. (c) What a long train! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Arjun picked a yellow flower. (b) Arjun picked a tiny flower. (c) Arjun picked a flower. (d) Arjun picked a tiny yellow flower.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a big blue bag. (b) Aarav carried a blue bag. (c) Aarav carried a bag. (d) Aarav carried a big bag.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja washes the car on Sundays. (b) Pooja washes on Sundays the car. (c) Pooja the car washes on Sundays. (d) Washes Pooja the car on Sundays.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Simran flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sour (d) rough
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Riya packed Riya's bag. Riya carried it. (c) Riya packed her bag. She carried it.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: the / library / on / Fridays / visits / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Kabir the library on Fridays. (b) Kabir the library visits on Fridays. (c) Kabir visits the library on Fridays. (d) Kabir visits on Fridays the library.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “watered” (c) after “planted” (d) after “seed”
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Because it was raining.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Manav rode a red bicycle. (b) Manav rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Manav rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Manav rode a bicycle.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Saanvi Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Saanvi helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Saanvi Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Saanvi helps in the kitchen Grandma.
18. 18.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) a (d) cousin
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Mysuru on Friday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) on (d) we
23. 23.These words are mixed up: waters / in / evening / plants / Ananya / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Ananya the plants in the evening. (c) Ananya the plants waters in the evening. (d) Ananya waters the plants in the evening.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) smooth
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The players. (c) Told us a story. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Simran playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) After we ate lunch.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Why is Ishaan laughing? (d) Tara visits the library on Fridays.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kavya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Kavya saw an orange butterfly. (c) Kavya saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Kavya saw a butterfly.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is why crying? (b) Is why Kavya crying? (c) Why is Kavya crying? (d) Why Kavya is crying?
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is laughing? (b) Is why Nisha laughing? (c) Nisha is why laughing? (d) Why is Nisha laughing?

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