Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 719 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “How long the train is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Since it was late.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The peacock. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) After we ate lunch.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
7. 7.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 so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Omkar eating for lunch? (b) Omkar is what eating for lunch? (c) What Omkar is eating for lunch? (d) What is Omkar eating for lunch?
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The school bell. (c) Since it was late. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Saturday.” (a) the (b) old (c) we (d) visited
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir and I played in the park on thursday.” (a) the (b) and (c) on (d) thursday
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Water the plants today. (c) What is Kunal reading today? (d) What a noisy market!
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is where going after school? (b) Is where Zoya going after school? (c) Where Zoya is going after school? (d) Where is Zoya going after school?
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Kavya the car on Sundays. (b) Kavya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Kavya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Kavya the car washes on Sundays.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan bought his book. Him read it. (b) Rohan bought his book. He read it. (c) Rohan bought Rohan's book. Rohan read it.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
19. 19.These words are mixed up: reads / a / night / storybook / Manav / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (c) Manav a storybook reads at night. (d) Manav reads a storybook at night.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is how travelling to school? (b) How Maria is travelling to school? (c) Is how Maria travelling to school? (d) How is Maria travelling to school?
21. 21.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rahul was born in the month of February.” (a) the (b) in (c) was (d) rahul
23. 23.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Simran painted an orange pot. (b) Simran painted a small orange pot. (c) Simran painted a pot. (d) Simran painted a small pot.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a red house. (b) Vikram drew a tall red house. (c) Vikram drew a house. (d) Vikram drew a tall house.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Arjun a banana after school. (b) Arjun a banana eats after school. (c) Arjun eats a banana after school. (d) Arjun eats after school a banana.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sweet
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.These words are mixed up: warm / milk / before / drinks / bed / Aisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Aisha warm milk before bed. (b) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Aisha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Aisha drinks before bed warm milk.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “barked” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) a (c) monday (d) test
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) bright (d) sticky
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Zoya lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) the (b) lake (c) kochi (d) near
34. 34.These words are mixed up: every / morning / cat / Imran / the / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (b) Imran the cat feeds every morning. (c) Imran feeds the cat every morning. (d) Imran feeds every morning the cat.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera packed Meera's bag. Meera carried it. (b) Meera packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Meera packed her bag. She carried it.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Arjun painted Arjun's pot. Arjun sold it. (c) Arjun painted his pot. He sold it.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tara playing cricket? (b) Where Tara is playing cricket? (c) Tara is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Tara playing cricket?
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command

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