Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 578 · 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 of these is an exclamation? (a) Manav waters the plants in the evening. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What is Ishaan drawing in class?
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya sings a song in the morning. (b) Riya sings in the morning a song. (c) Riya a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Riya a song in the morning.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sour (d) prickly
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The doctor. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Vikram wore new clothes on holi.” (a) clothes (b) new (c) on (d) holi
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) square
11. 11.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Zoya the car on Sundays. (c) Zoya the car washes on Sundays. (d) Zoya washes on Sundays the car.
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “The” (b) after “second” (c) after “ate” (d) after “sweet”
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The new student. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Monday.” (a) the (b) we (c) fort (d) on
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a bag. (b) Ishaan carried a big black bag. (c) Ishaan carried a big bag. (d) Ishaan carried a black bag.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) A big black crow.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) loud (d) salty
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “basket” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “a”
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Yash is going after school? (b) Yash is where going after school? (c) Is where Yash going after school? (d) Where is Yash going after school?
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
31. 31.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Aisha crying? (b) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (c) How clever the crow is! (d) Please close the door.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “was” (c) after “it” (d) after “puppy”
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
34. 34.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Omkar going after school?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Tenzin is laughing? (b) Tenzin is why laughing? (c) Is why Tenzin laughing? (d) Why is Tenzin laughing?
38. 38.These words are mixed up: song / sings / a / in / Ananya / morning / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya sings a song in the morning. (b) Ananya sings in the morning a song. (c) Ananya a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Ananya a song in the morning.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to delhi for Baisakhi last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) year (d) delhi
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Manav is leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (c) Manav is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Manav leaving for Delhi?

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