Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 598 · 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 “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha cooks rice for lunch. (b) Sneha rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Sneha rice for lunch. (d) Sneha cooks for lunch rice.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Chennai for Pongal last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) we (d) last
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “it” (c) after “barked” (d) after “hungry”
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rohan is reading today? (b) Rohan is what reading today? (c) What is Rohan reading today? (d) Is what Rohan reading today?
7. 7.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Omkar bought a red balloon. (b) Omkar bought a big balloon. (c) Omkar bought a big red balloon. (d) Omkar bought a balloon.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Vikram crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is why crying? (b) Is why Zoya crying? (c) Why Zoya is crying? (d) Why is Zoya crying?
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What is Ishaan drawing in class? (c) Aisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) What a beautiful garden!
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our cat.
14. 14.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 but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Priya calling? (b) Priya is who calling? (c) Is who Priya calling? (d) Who Priya is calling?
16. 16.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Pooja is going after school? (b) Is where Pooja going after school? (c) Where is Pooja going after school? (d) Pooja is where going after school?
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
19. 19.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 so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) smooth
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last wednesday I went to Agra by train.” (a) wednesday (b) train (c) by (d) to
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Saturday of June.” (a) of (b) the (c) my (d) first
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
26. 26.These words are mixed up: the / in / park / cricket / plays / Yash
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash plays in the park cricket. (b) Yash cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Yash cricket in the park. (d) Yash plays cricket in the park.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja and priya will come to my house on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
29. 29.These words are mixed up: the / on / Vikram / visits / Fridays / library
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Vikram the library on Fridays. (c) Vikram visits the library on Fridays. (d) Vikram visits on Fridays the library.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “were” (b) after “basket” (c) after “The” (d) after “ripe”
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Counted the coins. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Monday.” (a) fort (b) we (c) old (d) visited
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) shiny (d) fluffy
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul drinks warm milk before bed” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) rough (d) colourful
38. 38.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: helps / Grandma / kitchen / Simran / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Simran Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Simran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Helps Simran Grandma in the kitchen.

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