Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 495 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The little puppy. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Waiting for the bus.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Meera saw a grey elephant. (b) Meera saw a big grey elephant. (c) Meera saw a big elephant. (d) Meera saw an elephant.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: a / writes / Zoya / poem / week / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya writes every week a poem. (b) Zoya writes a poem every week. (c) Zoya a poem writes every week. (d) Writes Zoya a poem every week.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: on / flies / Sneha / kite / roof / a / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha a kite flies on the roof. (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof. (d) Sneha flies on the roof a kite.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sour
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
9. 9.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a yellow flower. (b) Yash picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Yash picked a tiny flower. (d) Yash picked a flower.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Maria drawing in class? (b) Maria is what drawing in class? (c) What Maria is drawing in class? (d) Is what Maria drawing in class?
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Imran is laughing? (b) Imran is why laughing? (c) Is why Imran laughing? (d) Why is Imran laughing?
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) salty
16. 16.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kunal saw a big dog. (b) Kunal saw a big white dog. (c) Kunal saw a white dog. (d) Kunal saw a dog.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “was” (c) after “late” (d) after “at”
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “a” (b) after “baked” (c) after “cake” (d) after “Grandma”
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) i (b) and (c) visited (d) cousin
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sweet
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) my (b) for (c) made (d) aunt
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) quiet
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Maria a storybook at night. (c) Maria reads a storybook at night. (d) Maria reads at night a storybook.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of february.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram and Dev will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) and (b) wednesday (c) come (d) to
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Tenzin is crying? (b) Tenzin is why crying? (c) Is why Tenzin crying? (d) Why is Tenzin crying?
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Dev cricket in the park. (c) Dev cricket plays in the park. (d) Dev plays cricket in the park.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Shimla starts in november.” (a) in (b) november (c) big (d) fair
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Riya warm milk before bed. (c) Riya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Riya drinks warm milk before bed.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Imran calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Maria wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) spicy
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Priya a banana after school. (b) Priya a banana eats after school. (c) Priya eats after school a banana. (d) Priya eats a banana after school.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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