Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 52 · 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 join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a huge elephant!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “looked” (d) after “Riya”
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Because it was raining.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Vikram and i played in the park on Friday.” (a) park (b) played (c) i (d) the
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Omkar going after school?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The tall tree.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Omkar calling? (b) Who is Omkar calling? (c) Omkar is who calling? (d) Who Omkar is calling?
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “was” (b) after “closed” (c) after “we” (d) after “back”
11. 11.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Rang loudly. (d) Because it was raining.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Told us a story. (d) After we ate lunch.
15. 15.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) noisy
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a black dog. (b) Aisha saw a dog. (c) Aisha saw a little dog. (d) Aisha saw a little black dog.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya cooks rice for lunch.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The brown cow.
25. 25.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan met aisha at the station in Delhi.” (a) station (b) the (c) at (d) aisha
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) shiny (d) quiet
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera lost Meera's pencil. Meera found it. (b) Meera lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Meera lost her pencil. She found it.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “train” (c) after “people” (d) after “on”
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Agra starts in november.” (a) fair (b) november (c) starts (d) big
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Shimla on Saturday.” (a) we (b) on (c) fort (d) in
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “a” (c) after “lit” (d) after “The”
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (c) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (d) How cold the morning is!
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Tenzin reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal eats a banana after school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command

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