Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 513 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Farhan fixed Farhan's toy car. Farhan played with it. (c) Farhan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a storybook reads at night. (b) Sneha reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Sneha a storybook at night. (d) Sneha reads a storybook at night.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Surat in august.” (a) uncle (b) came (c) from (d) august
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria draws a picture in art class. (b) Maria a picture draws in art class. (c) Maria draws in art class a picture. (d) Draws Maria a picture in art class.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: morning / feeds / cat / the / every / Rohan
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Rohan the cat every morning. (b) Rohan the cat feeds every morning. (c) Rohan feeds the cat every morning. (d) Rohan feeds every morning the cat.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Thursday.” (a) fort (b) the (c) in (d) we
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Arjun painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Arjun painted Arjun's pot. Arjun sold it.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is what drawing in class? (b) What Manav is drawing in class? (c) What is Manav drawing in class? (d) Is what Manav drawing in class?
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Kunal found his kite. He flew it.
15. 15.Tenzin wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) bright (c) dull
16. 16.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Before the sun set.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: night / bag / school / packs / the / at / Isha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the school bag packs at night. (b) Isha packs at night the school bag. (c) Isha packs the school bag at night. (d) Packs Isha the school bag at night.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
20. 20.Ananya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) round
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Joseph going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “rang” (c) after “bell” (d) after “ran”
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Farhan cricket in the park. (b) Farhan plays in the park cricket. (c) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (d) Farhan cricket plays in the park.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kavya bought a big red balloon. (b) Kavya bought a red balloon. (c) Kavya bought a big balloon. (d) Kavya bought a balloon.
26. 26.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. Her flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. She flew it.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “strong” (c) after “The” (d) after “wind”
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Stopped at the gate.
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Simran reads a storybook at night. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) Why is Manav crying? (d) Line up near the door.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “lit” (c) after “a” (d) after “out”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Shimla starts in August.” (a) starts (b) fair (c) in (d) the
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Imran found a small shell. (b) Imran found a white shell. (c) Imran found a shell. (d) Imran found a small white shell.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) bright (d) rough
38. 38.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened an umbrella. (b) Arjun opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Arjun opened a big umbrella. (d) Arjun opened a big yellow umbrella.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera a kite flies on the roof. (b) Meera flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Meera a kite on the roof. (d) Meera flies on the roof a kite.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) spicy

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