Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 628 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The peacock. (d) As soon as we reached home.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Rohan the ball in the garden. (c) Rohan kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “the” (c) after “we” (d) after “hard”
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (c) Saanvi is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When Saanvi is leaving for Delhi?
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “strong” (c) after “inside” (d) after “umbrella”
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Since it was late. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Watered the plants.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
11. 11.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Vikram bought a red balloon. (b) Vikram bought a big red balloon. (c) Vikram bought a big balloon. (d) Vikram bought a balloon.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is when leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Kabir leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Kabir leaving for Delhi? (d) When Kabir is leaving for Delhi?
13. 13.These words are mixed up: in / evening / plants / the / waters / the / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun the plants waters in the evening. (b) Arjun waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Arjun the plants in the evening. (d) Arjun waters in the evening the plants.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
17. 17.These words are mixed up: the / park / Zoya / plays / cricket / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya plays in the park cricket. (b) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (c) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (d) Zoya cricket plays in the park.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kabir opened an umbrella. (b) Kabir opened a striped umbrella. (c) Kabir opened a big umbrella. (d) Kabir opened a big striped umbrella.
19. 19.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in january.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.These words are mixed up: on / library / Kabir / Fridays / the / visits
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Kabir the library on Fridays. (b) Kabir visits on Fridays the library. (c) Kabir visits the library on Fridays. (d) Kabir the library visits on Fridays.
22. 22.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Indore on Monday.” (a) fort (b) the (c) old (d) we
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) noisy
25. 25.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Imran saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Imran saw an orange butterfly. (c) Imran saw a butterfly. (d) Imran saw a pretty orange butterfly.
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My best friend.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is why laughing? (b) Why Imran is laughing? (c) Why is Imran laughing? (d) Is why Imran laughing?
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan fixed Rohan's toy car. Rohan played with it. (b) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rohan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
31. 31.Vikram wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) spicy
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Delhi for holi last year.” (a) holi (b) for (c) last (d) went
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Diya wore an old cap. (b) Diya wore a cap. (c) Diya wore a red cap. (d) Diya wore an old red cap.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The postman.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.

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