Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 678 · 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.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Riya washed Riya's bicycle. Riya rode it. (c) Riya washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a huge elephant” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “then” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “I”
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “The”
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Vikram a song in the morning. (b) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (c) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (d) Vikram sings a song in the morning.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) spicy
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in lucknow.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Dev the school bag at night. (c) Dev packs the school bag at night. (d) Dev packs at night the school bag.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Tara cricket in the park. (b) Tara plays cricket in the park. (c) Tara cricket plays in the park. (d) Tara plays in the park cricket.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My father. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
22. 22.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Priya going after school? (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Priya eats a banana after school.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Simran writes a poem every week. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Where is Ananya going after school?
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran lives near the lake in pune.” (a) pune (b) near (c) in (d) the
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Vikram is going after school? (b) Vikram is where going after school? (c) Is where Vikram going after school? (d) Where is Vikram going after school?
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Gave fresh milk.
30. 30.Isha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quick (c) slow
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: Tara / before / drinks / milk / bed / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Tara drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My sister.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / rice / Meera / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera rice cooks for lunch. (b) Meera cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Meera rice for lunch. (d) Meera cooks for lunch rice.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to jaipur for eid last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sour (d) prickly
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to shimla for diwali last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
40. 40.Maria wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny

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