Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 621 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (c) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (d) Imran a bicycle rides to school.
2. 2.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tara saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Tara saw a grey elephant. (c) Tara saw an elephant. (d) Tara saw a huge elephant.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Our cat. (c) If you come early. (d) Sat next to me.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Maria wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) clothes (b) wore (c) new (d) christmas
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Joseph wore new clothes on holi.” (a) clothes (b) new (c) holi (d) wore
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “cake”
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ishaan painted a blue pot. (b) Ishaan painted a pot. (c) Ishaan painted a round blue pot. (d) Ishaan painted a round pot.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened a big umbrella. (b) Aarav opened an umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a striped umbrella.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kabir going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (b) Water the plants today. (c) What a noisy market! (d) What is Sneha eating for lunch?
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Pooja a storybook at night. (b) Pooja a storybook reads at night. (c) Pooja reads a storybook at night. (d) Pooja reads at night a storybook.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “won” (b) after “Our” (c) after “team” (d) after “hard”
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kunal eats a banana after school. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) How tasty the samosa is! (d) When is Riya leaving for Delhi?
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The village pond. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Meera brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Where is Isha playing cricket?
25. 25.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Tenzin rode a bicycle. (b) Tenzin rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Tenzin rode a green bicycle. (d) Tenzin rode a shiny bicycle.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My best friend. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Yash saw a black dog. (b) Yash saw a small dog. (c) Yash saw a small black dog. (d) Yash saw a dog.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “seed” (c) after “she” (d) after “it”
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from delhi in August.” (a) in (b) from (c) uncle (d) delhi
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) How bright the moon is! (b) Isha washes the car on Sundays. (c) When is Priya leaving for Delhi? (d) Water the plants today.
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Maria lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Maria lost Maria's pencil. Maria found it.
35. 35.These words are mixed up: Kunal / feeds / cat / every / morning / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal feeds the cat every morning. (b) Kunal feeds every morning the cat. (c) Kunal the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Kunal the cat every morning.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) baisakhi (b) aunt (c) made (d) sweets
37. 37.Yash wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) wooden
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Kunal is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Kunal leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Kunal leaving for Delhi?
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) fluffy

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