Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 692 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “saanvi lives near the lake in Kolkata.” (a) in (b) near (c) saanvi (d) the
2. 2.Saanvi wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) calm (c) cross
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Because it was raining.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Kabir the room every Saturday. (c) Kabir cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Kabir cleans the room every Saturday.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a noisy market!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a pot. (b) Kabir painted a round orange pot. (c) Kabir painted a round pot. (d) Kabir painted an orange pot.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Saturday / the / cleans / Meera / room / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Meera the room every Saturday. (b) Meera cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Meera cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Meera the room cleans every Saturday.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sour (c) sticky (d) bright
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash bought his book. He read it. (b) Yash bought his book. Him read it. (c) Yash bought Yash's book. Yash read it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Kunal planted Kunal's sapling. Kunal watered it. (c) Kunal planted his sapling. Him watered it.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “for” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “won”
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) A green parrot. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “we” (d) after “was”
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Sneha the car on Sundays. (c) Sneha the car washes on Sundays. (d) Sneha washes on Sundays the car.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Jaipur on Friday.” (a) visited (b) old (c) we (d) fort
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (b) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (c) Omkar flies on the roof a kite. (d) Omkar a kite flies on the roof.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Isha bought her book. She read it. (c) Isha bought Isha's book. Isha read it.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) my (b) made (c) sweets (d) aunt
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sour (d) noisy
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Rohan is going after school? (b) Is where Rohan going after school? (c) Rohan is where going after school? (d) Where is Rohan going after school?
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) My best friend. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Farhan and Tenzin will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) to (b) come (c) tuesday (d) will
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (c) Vikram eats a banana after school. (d) Vikram a banana eats after school.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
38. 38.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav made Aarav's card. Aarav posted it. (b) Aarav made his card. He posted it. (c) Aarav made his card. Him posted it.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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