Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 532 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first Tuesday of july.” (a) on (b) july (c) the (d) is
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
3. 3.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Diya calling? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Nisha rides a bicycle to school. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
4. 4.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
6. 6.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (b) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (d) What is Tenzin eating for lunch?
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The new student sat next to me.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: the / sings / song / in / morning / Omkar / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Omkar a song in the morning. (c) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (d) Omkar a song sings in the morning.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The baby elephant.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Pooja saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Pooja saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Pooja saw a butterfly. (d) Pooja saw an orange butterfly.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to agra for diwali last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
15. 15.These words are mixed up: song / a / the / morning / Aisha / in / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Aisha a song in the morning. (b) Aisha sings a song in the morning. (c) Aisha a song sings in the morning. (d) Aisha sings in the morning a song.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (b) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it.
17. 17.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Omkar painted a pot. (b) Omkar painted a round blue pot. (c) Omkar painted a blue pot. (d) Omkar painted a round pot.
19. 19.Omkar wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quick (c) slow
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) When the bell rang.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Meera the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Meera kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Meera the ball in the garden.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) sticky (d) sweet
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash packs the school bag at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to kochi for onam last year.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Joseph wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) calm (c) cross
31. 31.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Riya opened an umbrella. (b) Riya opened a big umbrella. (c) Riya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Riya opened a big striped umbrella.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara bought her book. Her read it. (b) Tara bought her book. She read it. (c) Tara bought Tara's book. Tara read it.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Diya a banana after school. (c) Diya eats a banana after school. (d) Diya a banana eats after school.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Who Tenzin is calling? (c) Is who Tenzin calling? (d) Tenzin is who calling?
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Isha writes a poem every week. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) How is Dev travelling to school?
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Indore in January.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) came (d) my
38. 38.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
40. 40.Zoya 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

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