Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 712 · 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?
   “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) met (b) on (c) holi (d) our
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) loud (d) prickly
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Rohan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What a clever crow! (d) Where is Yash going after school?
6. 6.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a big cake! (b) What is Ishaan reading today? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Imran kicks the ball in the garden.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Omkar lost Omkar's pencil. Omkar found it. (c) Omkar lost his pencil. Him found it.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) Who is Joseph calling? (d) Manav plays cricket in the park.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from bhopal in november.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The peacock. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
15. 15.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) wooden
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: warm / drinks / Diya / bed / milk / before
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Diya drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Diya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Diya warm milk before bed.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Diya reading today? (b) What Diya is reading today? (c) What is Diya reading today? (d) Diya is what reading today?
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Grandpa. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Cleans Riya the room every Saturday. (c) Riya cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Riya the room cleans every Saturday.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a red bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a bicycle.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “it” (c) after “every” (d) after “says”
33. 33.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a colourful rangoli” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) loud (d) colourful
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.These words are mixed up: poem / Kunal / a / every / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Kunal writes every week a poem. (d) Kunal a poem writes every week.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran found Imran's kite. Imran flew it. (b) Imran found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Imran found his kite. He flew it.

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