Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 710 · 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) Rohan made Rohan's card. Rohan posted it. (b) Rohan made his card. He posted it. (c) Rohan made his card. Him posted it.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “she” (c) after “Meera” (d) after “seed”
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Meera planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Meera planted Meera's sapling. Meera watered it.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “looked”
5. 5.Riya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Nisha laughing? (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (d) How tasty the samosa is!
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) our (b) baisakhi (c) on (d) cousins
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Saanvi wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Zoya travelling to school? (b) Sneha plays cricket in the park. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What a tasty samosa!
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Arjun is crying? (b) Arjun is why crying? (c) Why is Arjun crying? (d) Is why Arjun crying?
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ran” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
17. 17.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tenzin met Riya at the station in Indore.” (a) station (b) the (c) in (d) tenzin
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Rohan the school bag at night. (c) Rohan the school bag packs at night. (d) Rohan packs at night the school bag.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (b) Zoya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (d) Zoya cooks rice for lunch.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) all (b) holi (c) our (d) cousins
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
24. 24.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Riya flies a kite on the roof. (c) What a bright moon! (d) Who is Arjun calling?
26. 26.Riya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) brave (c) afraid
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aisha wore a cap. (b) Aisha wore a red cap. (c) Aisha wore a new red cap. (d) Aisha wore a new cap.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (b) Tenzin eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (d) Tenzin a banana eats after school.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) salty (d) fluffy
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Kabir reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Patna on monday.” (a) monday (b) the (c) fort (d) visited
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Imran is going after school? (b) Imran is where going after school? (c) Is where Imran going after school? (d) Where is Imran going after school?

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