Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 679 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Aarav cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal made his card. Him posted it. (b) Kunal made Kunal's card. Kunal posted it. (c) Kunal made his card. He posted it.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “rahul lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Before the sun set.
10. 10.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (c) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) bitter
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) How tasty the samosa is! (b) Imran visits the library on Fridays. (c) How is Manav travelling to school? (d) Sit down quietly.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Sat on the wall.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “on” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “people”
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Diya going after school? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Joseph waters the plants in the evening.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) bright (d) noisy
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Dev fixed Dev's toy car. Dev played with it. (c) Dev fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
24. 24.Kabir wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) spicy (c) new
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from delhi in september.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: catches / the / seven / at / Kunal / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Kunal the bus at seven. (c) Kunal catches at seven the bus. (d) Kunal catches the bus at seven.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Agra.” (a) cousin (b) my (c) and (d) in
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The rain fell all night.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara is why laughing? (b) Why Tara is laughing? (c) Is why Tara laughing? (d) Why is Tara laughing?
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran bought Simran's book. Simran read it. (b) Simran bought her book. Her read it. (c) Simran bought her book. She read it.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan reads a storybook at night.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first friday of February.” (a) friday (b) on (c) birthday (d) is
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Rang loudly. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The new student sat next to me.
38. 38.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Imran writes a poem every week. (c) What is Nisha eating for lunch? (d) How huge the elephant is!
39. 39.These words are mixed up: a / the / kite / roof / flies / Ishaan / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Ishaan a kite on the roof. (b) Ishaan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Ishaan a kite flies on the roof. (d) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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