Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 508 · 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) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The school bus.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Manav drew a red house. (b) Manav drew a tall red house. (c) Manav drew a house. (d) Manav drew a tall house.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in patna on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My little brother.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara feeds every morning the cat. (b) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (d) Tara feeds the cat every morning.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The old farmer.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Diya drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ananya plays cricket in the park.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Imran saw a brown dog. (b) Imran saw a dog. (c) Imran saw a little brown dog. (d) Imran saw a little dog.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: sings / in / Omkar / the / a / morning / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Omkar a song in the morning. (b) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (c) Omkar a song sings in the morning. (d) Omkar sings in the morning a song.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “inside” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “strong” (d) after “wind”
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) My sister. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Joseph rode a bicycle. (b) Joseph rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Joseph rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Joseph rode a red bicycle.
15. 15.Sneha 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) round
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) How long the train is! (b) What is Manav eating for lunch? (c) Zoya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Please help me carry this box.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
19. 19.These words are mixed up: garden / kicks / in / the / Tenzin / ball / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Tenzin the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kicks Tenzin the ball in the garden.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.These words are mixed up: kitchen / in / helps / Ananya / Grandma / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Ananya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Ananya Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Ananya helps in the kitchen Grandma.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Joseph bought a big balloon. (b) Joseph bought a big purple balloon. (c) Joseph bought a balloon. (d) Joseph bought a purple balloon.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) loud (d) colourful
26. 26.These words are mixed up: week / Zoya / a / poem / writes / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya a poem writes every week. (b) Zoya writes every week a poem. (c) Zoya writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Zoya a poem every week.
27. 27.Omkar wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) round (c) sad
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Aarav baked Aarav's cake. Aarav shared it. (c) Aarav baked his cake. He shared it.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Why is Farhan crying? (d) Sneha waters the plants in the evening.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav eats a banana after school. (b) Aarav eats after school a banana. (c) Aarav a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Aarav a banana after school.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. She flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. Her flew it.
36. 36.Joseph wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) square (c) ancient
37. 37.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Tuesday of November.” (a) the (b) birthday (c) my (d) of

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