Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 601 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) My little brother. (d) The new student sat next to me.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Onam.” (a) our (b) on (c) met (d) we
4. 4.These words are mixed up: cat / every / the / Kavya / feeds / morning
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Kavya the cat every morning. (b) Kavya the cat feeds every morning. (c) Kavya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Kavya feeds the cat every morning.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from patna in october.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The hungry monkey.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “out” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kabir reading today? (b) Is what Kabir reading today? (c) What Kabir is reading today? (d) Kabir is what reading today?
10. 10.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) A small mouse. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aisha rode a bicycle. (b) Aisha rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Aisha rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Aisha rode a red bicycle.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan and Yash will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) my (b) wednesday (c) on (d) will
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sour
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “seed” (c) after “she” (d) after “a”
18. 18.These words are mixed up: school / to / a / rides / Meera / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Meera a bicycle to school. (c) Meera rides a bicycle to school. (d) Meera rides to school a bicycle.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) sweets (b) for (c) my (d) made
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from jaipur in June.” (a) from (b) uncle (c) jaipur (d) came
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Diya eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The train left the station at nine.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev sings a song in the morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Farhan the library on Fridays. (c) Farhan visits on Fridays the library. (d) Farhan visits the library on Fridays.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
32. 32.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Vikram found a pink shell. (b) Vikram found a tiny pink shell. (c) Vikram found a tiny shell. (d) Vikram found a shell.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Zoya planted Zoya's sapling. Zoya watered it. (c) Zoya planted her sapling. Her watered it.
34. 34.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The brown cow. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Because it was raining.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Patna for Pongal last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) we (d) for
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in december.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
40. 40.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aarav saw a small dog. (b) Aarav saw a small black dog. (c) Aarav saw a black dog. (d) Aarav saw a dog.

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