Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 664 · 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) The train. (b) Told us a story. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) If you come early.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: the / song / morning / Imran / in / a / sings
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Imran a song in the morning. (c) Imran sings in the morning a song. (d) Imran a song sings in the morning.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “cold” (c) after “It” (d) after “drank”
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (d) Why is Maria laughing?
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “rohan met Meera at the station in Jaipur.” (a) in (b) at (c) the (d) rohan
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (b) Diya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Diya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Diya feeds the cat every morning.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “was” (d) after “for”
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) sticky (d) sweet
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “a” (c) after “went” (d) after “out”
13. 13.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.These words are mixed up: kitchen / Grandma / the / Riya / in / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Riya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Riya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Helps Riya Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.Ananya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) wealthy (c) poor
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “lost”
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) When the school bus came.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Two ducks. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) sweet (d) loud
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan met riya at the station in Kolkata.” (a) station (b) met (c) the (d) riya
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Left the station at nine.
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Diya going after school? (b) Arjun washes the car on Sundays. (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) What a lovely song!
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kunal eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev is how travelling to school? (b) How is Dev travelling to school? (c) Is how Dev travelling to school? (d) How Dev is travelling to school?
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “yash met Imran at the station in Mysuru.” (a) yash (b) in (c) at (d) the
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Grandpa. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
33. 33.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Joseph leaving for Delhi? (b) Joseph is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi? (d) When Joseph is leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) salty
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
38. 38.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.These words are mixed up: a / on / Diya / flies / roof / the / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Diya a kite on the roof. (b) Diya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Diya flies on the roof a kite. (d) Diya a kite flies on the roof.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in mysuru starts in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5

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