Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 713 · 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) holi (b) on (c) our (d) all
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Since it was late. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “last Monday I went to Agra by train.” (a) last (b) went (c) to (d) train
6. 6.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kabir ate a mango. (b) Kabir ate a juicy mango. (c) Kabir ate a ripe mango. (d) Kabir ate a juicy ripe mango.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.These words are mixed up: plants / in / waters / the / Nisha / evening / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Nisha waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Nisha the plants in the evening. (d) Nisha waters the plants in the evening.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) bright (d) spicy
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan visits the library on Fridays.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kunal kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Kunal the ball in the garden. (d) Kunal the ball kicks in the garden.
14. 14.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Meera packs the school bag at night. (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) How is Diya travelling to school? (d) How beautiful the garden is!
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it. (b) Imran painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tenzin picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Tenzin picked a flower. (c) Tenzin picked a yellow flower. (d) Tenzin picked a pretty flower.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The brown cow. (d) After we ate lunch.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The new student. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “inside” (c) after “our” (d) after “strong”
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Our neighbours.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: bus / the / at / catches / seven / Simran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Simran the bus at seven. (b) Simran catches the bus at seven. (c) Simran catches at seven the bus. (d) Simran the bus catches at seven.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Zoya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Zoya painted Zoya's pot. Zoya sold it.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) with (b) on (c) saturday (d) go
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The village pond. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
33. 33.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a green kite. (b) Riya flew a kite. (c) Riya flew a big green kite. (d) Riya flew a big kite.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: at / seven / bus / Farhan / catches / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Farhan the bus at seven. (c) Farhan catches at seven the bus. (d) Farhan catches the bus at seven.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Rang loudly.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) dog (b) the (c) with (d) wednesday
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) smooth (d) quiet
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) spicy (d) noisy

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