Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 54 · 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.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Mysuru in February.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) from (d) my
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) A green parrot.
4. 4.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Aisha painted Aisha's pot. Aisha sold it. (c) Aisha painted her pot. She sold it.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is why crying? (b) Why is Vikram crying? (c) Why Vikram is crying? (d) Is why Vikram crying?
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Kavya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Kavya the plants in the evening. (d) Kavya waters the plants in the evening.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Pooja is drawing in class? (b) Is what Pooja drawing in class? (c) Pooja is what drawing in class? (d) What is Pooja drawing in class?
10. 10.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a small green house. (b) Aarav drew a green house. (c) Aarav drew a small house. (d) Aarav drew a house.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to agra for Christmas last year.” (a) for (b) agra (c) to (d) year
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “got” (b) after “kite” (c) after “My” (d) after “stuck”
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) Since it was late. (d) The school bell.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kabir eating for lunch? (b) What Kabir is eating for lunch? (c) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (d) Kabir is what eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw an elephant. (c) Kabir saw a huge elephant. (d) Kabir saw a huge grey elephant.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) A green parrot.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (b) When Manav is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Manav leaving for Delhi? (d) Manav is when leaving for Delhi?
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The little puppy.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) cousins (b) all (c) we (d) our
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Riya the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Riya the room every Saturday. (d) Riya cleans every Saturday the room.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Isha lost Isha's pencil. Isha found it. (c) Isha lost her pencil. She found it.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash made his card. Him posted it. (b) Yash made Yash's card. Yash posted it. (c) Yash made his card. He posted it.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to delhi for Christmas last year.” (a) for (b) went (c) delhi (d) to
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kunal eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Aarav wrote Aarav's poem. Aarav read it. (c) Aarav wrote his poem. He read it.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Yash playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My little brother. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aisha was born in the month of February.” (a) in (b) aisha (c) month (d) of
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Omkar painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Omkar painted Omkar's pot. Omkar sold it.
40. 40.Arjun wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) wooden (c) afraid

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