Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 66 · 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 write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Kabir lost Kabir's pencil. Kabir found it. (c) Kabir lost his pencil. He found it.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Dev painted a pot. (b) Dev painted a small pot. (c) Dev painted a small blue pot. (d) Dev painted a blue pot.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “meera wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) new (b) clothes (c) wore (d) meera
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya cooks for lunch rice. (b) Kavya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Kavya rice for lunch. (d) Kavya rice cooks for lunch.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
11. 11.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Maria eating for lunch? (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Vikram waters the plants in the evening.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: for / rice / lunch / cooks / Aarav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Aarav rice for lunch. (b) Aarav cooks rice for lunch. (c) Aarav rice cooks for lunch. (d) Aarav cooks for lunch rice.
13. 13.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
17. 17.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) How is Manav travelling to school?
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) rough (d) colourful
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav met meera at the station in Surat.” (a) at (b) meera (c) the (d) in
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Zoya the library on Fridays. (b) Zoya the library visits on Fridays. (c) Zoya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Zoya visits the library on Fridays.
21. 21.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: the / bus / Ishaan / seven / catches / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (d) Ishaan the bus catches at seven.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sour (d) sticky
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Farhan the car on Sundays. (c) Farhan washes on Sundays the car. (d) Farhan washes the car on Sundays.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Nisha saw a big white dog. (b) Nisha saw a dog. (c) Nisha saw a big dog. (d) Nisha saw a white dog.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya and vikram will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How bright the moon is! (b) Where is Manav playing cricket? (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Sneha reads a storybook at night.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “we” (b) after “closed” (c) after “shop” (d) after “back”
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) my (b) and (c) visited (d) zoo
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Fell all night.
35. 35.These words are mixed up: a / poem / writes / every / week / Kunal
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal a poem writes every week. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (d) Kunal writes every week a poem.
36. 36.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) square
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Saanvi found a shell. (b) Saanvi found a white shell. (c) Saanvi found a small shell. (d) Saanvi found a small white shell.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Diya cooks for lunch rice. (c) Diya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Diya rice for lunch.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Dev the bus at seven. (b) Dev catches at seven the bus. (c) Dev catches the bus at seven. (d) Dev the bus catches at seven.

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