Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 74 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
4. 4.Saanvi wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) lovely (c) ugly
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “for” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
6. 6.These words are mixed up: waters / the / the / in / evening / Manav / plants
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav the plants waters in the evening. (b) Manav waters in the evening the plants. (c) Manav waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Manav the plants in the evening.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) fluffy
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The firefighters.
9. 9.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The peacock.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.These words are mixed up: every / Saturday / room / cleans / Kunal / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Kunal cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Kunal the room every Saturday. (d) Kunal the room cleans every Saturday.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “was”
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Omkar washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Omkar washed Omkar's bicycle. Omkar rode it.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul packed Rahul's bag. Rahul carried it. (b) Rahul packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Rahul packed his bag. He carried it.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Omkar wore a blue cap. (b) Omkar wore a cap. (c) Omkar wore an old cap. (d) Omkar wore an old blue cap.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “The” (d) after “bell”
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Farhan a kite on the roof. (b) Farhan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Farhan a kite flies on the roof. (d) Farhan flies a kite on the roof.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) sour (d) bright
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kolkata in October.” (a) came (b) kolkata (c) uncle (d) from
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Friday of December.” (a) the (b) my (c) birthday (d) first
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Sunday.” (a) on (b) visited (c) the (d) pune
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of december.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Diya cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Diya cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Cleans Diya the room every Saturday.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The wind.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) My grandmother. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan was born in the month of june.” (a) in (b) june (c) month (d) born
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “umbrella” (b) after “strong” (c) after “turned” (d) after “wind”
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Simran saw a small dog. (b) Simran saw a dog. (c) Simran saw a white dog. (d) Simran saw a small white dog.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) smooth (d) shiny

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