Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 516 · 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.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The village pond. (d) Running in the park.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last sunday i went to pune by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
5. 5.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Zoya picked a yellow flower. (b) Zoya picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Zoya picked a tiny flower. (d) Zoya picked a flower.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “ishaan was born in the month of February.” (a) in (b) month (c) the (d) ishaan
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tara going after school? (b) Where is Tara going after school? (c) Where Tara is going after school? (d) Tara is where going after school?
8. 8.Zoya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) quick (c) slow
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and I played in the park on wednesday.” (a) played (b) and (c) in (d) wednesday
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The red kite. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) noisy (d) smooth
13. 13.Kunal wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) round (c) glad
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last friday I went to Kolkata by train.” (a) friday (b) to (c) went (d) train
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “got” (d) after “people”
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “we” (c) after “Our” (d) after “hard”
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
19. 19.Diya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) square
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Maria washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Maria washed Maria's bicycle. Maria rode it.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan fixed Farhan's toy car. Farhan played with it. (b) Farhan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Farhan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Dev rode a green bicycle. (c) Dev rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Dev rode a bicycle.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.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 so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
27. 27.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Joseph crying? (b) Why Joseph is crying? (c) Joseph is why crying? (d) Why is Joseph crying?
29. 29.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Since it was late.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The village pond. (d) Counted the coins.
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Riya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) new (c) ancient
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Kabir a storybook at night. (c) Kabir a storybook reads at night. (d) Kabir reads at night a storybook.
35. 35.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “It” (c) after “we” (d) after “hot”
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Thursday of January.” (a) my (b) on (c) is (d) the
39. 39.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Pooja saw an elephant. (c) Pooja saw a huge elephant. (d) Pooja saw a grey elephant.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rahul wore a new cap. (b) Rahul wore a blue cap. (c) Rahul wore a new blue cap. (d) Rahul wore a cap.

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