Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 576 · 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.Rahul wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) square (c) poor
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) While Mum was cooking.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “cake” (d) after “a”
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Manav was born in the month of december.” (a) december (b) in (c) born (d) month
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Why is Yash laughing? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “a” (d) after “The”
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya planted Riya's sapling. Riya watered it. (b) Riya planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Riya planted her sapling. Her watered it.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “read”
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya packed Zoya's bag. Zoya carried it. (b) Zoya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Zoya packed her bag. Her carried it.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in june.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and dev will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) to (b) on (c) dev (d) will
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.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) chilly (c) spicy
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “The” (c) after “it” (d) after “talk”
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) salty (d) rough
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Kavya drawing in class? (b) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Line up near the door.
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 “cold” (c) after “It” (d) after “we”
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Simran picked a white flower. (b) Simran picked a flower. (c) Simran picked a tiny white flower. (d) Simran picked a tiny flower.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Maria saw a brown dog. (b) Maria saw a dog. (c) Maria saw a small brown dog. (d) Maria saw a small dog.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Yash painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Yash painted Yash's pot. Yash sold it.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The brown cow. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My little brother.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Patna on tuesday.” (a) on (b) old (c) in (d) tuesday
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Dev planted Dev's sapling. Dev watered it. (c) Dev planted his sapling. He watered it.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya fixed Zoya's toy car. Zoya played with it. (b) Zoya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Zoya fixed her toy car. She played with it.

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