Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 653 · 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.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (b) Zoya plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (d) Zoya plays cricket in the park.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A big black crow. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Because the shop was closed.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Priya painted a blue pot. (b) Priya painted a pot. (c) Priya painted a round blue pot. (d) Priya painted a round pot.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Pooja washes the car on Sundays. (c) What a lovely song! (d) When is Riya leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Meera saw a grey elephant. (b) Meera saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Meera saw a huge elephant. (d) Meera saw an elephant.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Zoya crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Farhan found a tiny pink shell. (b) Farhan found a tiny shell. (c) Farhan found a pink shell. (d) Farhan found a shell.
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Arjun feeds the cat every morning. (c) What is Kabir drawing in class? (d) How noisy the market is!
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “shop” (d) after “closed”
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Rahul packed Rahul's bag. Rahul carried it. (c) Rahul packed his bag. He carried it.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Wednesday I went to Delhi by train.” (a) train (b) last (c) by (d) went
17. 17.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Dev travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) rough (d) sweet
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Aisha warm milk before bed. (b) Aisha drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Aisha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Omkar saw an elephant. (b) Omkar saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Omkar saw a grey elephant. (d) Omkar saw a huge elephant.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin bought Tenzin's book. Tenzin read it. (b) Tenzin bought his book. He read it. (c) Tenzin bought his book. Him read it.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi waters in the evening the plants. (b) Saanvi waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Saanvi the plants in the evening. (d) Saanvi the plants waters in the evening.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Priya the library on Fridays. (c) Priya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Priya visits the library on Fridays.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “pooja wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) pooja (b) clothes (c) new (d) on
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “pen” (c) after “she” (d) after “Riya”
29. 29.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 “a” (c) after “seed” (d) after “she”
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Delhi for pongal last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) to (d) pongal
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Kolkata starts in August.” (a) the (b) in (c) starts (d) fair
32. 32.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw an orange butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a butterfly.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
35. 35.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Dev laughing? (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) What a colourful rangoli! (d) Maria eats a banana after school.
38. 38.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Nisha found a tiny shell. (b) Nisha found a shell. (c) Nisha found a pink shell. (d) Nisha found a tiny pink shell.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) with (b) friday (c) on (d) go

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