Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 564 · 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?
   “We visited the old fort in lucknow on Tuesday.” (a) fort (b) visited (c) in (d) lucknow
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “the big fair in Indore starts in April.” (a) starts (b) fair (c) big (d) the
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it. (c) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya is why laughing? (b) Why Riya is laughing? (c) Is why Riya laughing? (d) Why is Riya laughing?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) salty
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is where going after school? (b) Where Imran is going after school? (c) Where is Imran going after school? (d) Is where Imran going after school?
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Omkar calling? (b) Is who Omkar calling? (c) Omkar is who calling? (d) Who Omkar is calling?
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) If you come early. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
15. 15.Aisha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) wealthy (c) poor
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “turned” (c) after “sky” (d) after “it”
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw a huge elephant. (b) Pooja saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Pooja saw a grey elephant. (d) Pooja saw an elephant.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) for (d) diwali
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) loud (d) shiny
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from delhi in february.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Manav found his kite. He flew it.
29. 29.Tenzin wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) square (c) chilly
30. 30.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) colourful
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Vikram is leaving for Delhi? (b) Vikram is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Vikram leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kavya crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of april.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya was born in the month of june.” (a) in (b) the (c) june (d) born
39. 39.These words are mixed up: song / in / sings / morning / a / the / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Arjun a song in the morning. (c) Arjun sings a song in the morning. (d) Arjun a song sings in the morning.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha writes a poem every week.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question

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