Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 549 · 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.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Jaipur in February.” (a) my (b) uncle (c) in (d) came
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “We” (c) after “was” (d) after “beach”
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Saanvi eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is what reading today? (b) What is Kunal reading today? (c) Is what Kunal reading today? (d) What Kunal is reading today?
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran reads a storybook at night. (b) Simran reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Simran a storybook at night. (d) Simran a storybook reads at night.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Riya eating for lunch? (b) What Riya is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Riya eating for lunch? (d) Riya is what eating for lunch?
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (b) Who is Pooja calling? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) What a funny joke!
12. 12.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Pooja carried a bag. (b) Pooja carried a black bag. (c) Pooja carried a heavy bag. (d) Pooja carried a heavy black bag.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Shimla for christmas last year.” (a) to (b) went (c) christmas (d) for
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
15. 15.Which of these is a question? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Imran packs the school bag at night. (c) Why is Joseph laughing? (d) What a huge elephant!
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Tenzin wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Tenzin wrote Tenzin's poem. Tenzin read it.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “The” (c) after “train” (d) after “people”
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kind” (b) after “got” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “a”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) quiet (c) spicy (d) colourful
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) the (b) park (c) thursday (d) to
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “was” (c) after “It” (d) after “drank”
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Ran across the garden.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in chennai starts in august.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul painted Rahul's pot. Rahul sold it. (b) Rahul painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Rahul painted his pot. He sold it.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Rang his bell. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Our neighbours.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Rahul the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Brushes Rahul the dog on Sundays. (d) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya found Zoya's kite. Zoya flew it. (b) Zoya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Zoya found her kite. She flew it.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Since it was late. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Aarav a storybook at night. (c) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (d) Aarav a storybook reads at night.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) prickly (c) quiet (d) shiny
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) A big black crow. (d) Running in the park.
39. 39.Priya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) chilly (c) hot
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What a cute puppy! (c) What is Omkar reading today? (d) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning.

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