Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 585 · 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 is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: on / brushes / Sundays / Simran / dog / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Simran the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Brushes Simran the dog on Sundays. (d) Simran brushes the dog on Sundays.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first sunday of august.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
4. 4.Diya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) spicy (c) dry
5. 5.These words are mixed up: library / the / on / Fridays / Rahul / visits
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Rahul the library on Fridays. (b) Rahul the library visits on Fridays. (c) Rahul visits on Fridays the library. (d) Rahul visits the library on Fridays.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) sticky (d) loud
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “a” (c) after “my” (d) after “homework”
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (c) Vikram catches at seven the bus. (d) Vikram catches the bus at seven.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) Maria draws a picture in art class. (b) What a clever crow! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What is Maria reading today?
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The baby elephant. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The train left the station at nine.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of july.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Zoya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Zoya the plants in the evening. (d) Zoya the plants waters in the evening.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya met aarav at the station in agra.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
18. 18.These words are mixed up: catches / the / bus / at / seven / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Rohan the bus at seven. (c) Rohan catches the bus at seven. (d) Rohan the bus catches at seven.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) quiet
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Maria laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) fluffy
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Joseph rode a bicycle. (b) Joseph rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Joseph rode a red bicycle. (d) Joseph rode a shiny bicycle.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
25. 25.These words are mixed up: brushes / dog / on / Yash / Sundays / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Yash the dog on Sundays. (c) Yash brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Yash brushes the dog on Sundays.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev planted Dev's sapling. Dev watered it. (b) Dev planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Dev planted his sapling. He watered it.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The tiny ant.
29. 29.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “soon” (c) after “dark” (d) after “to”
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) My aunt.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) smooth (d) shiny
34. 34.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rahul saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Rahul saw a grey elephant. (c) Rahul saw an elephant. (d) Rahul saw a huge elephant.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to shimla for eid last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
39. 39.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.These words are mixed up: the / packs / night / school / at / bag / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Priya the school bag at night. (b) Priya the school bag packs at night. (c) Priya packs at night the school bag. (d) Priya packs the school bag at night.

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