Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 743 · 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.These words are mixed up: cleans / the / room / every / Ishaan / Saturday
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Ishaan cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Ishaan the room every Saturday. (d) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “nisha met rohan at the station in indore.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a tiny shell. (b) Aarav found a pink shell. (c) Aarav found a shell. (d) Aarav found a tiny pink shell.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.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 “it”
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
7. 7.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tenzin and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) bitter (d) shiny
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in June.” (a) after (b) reopens (c) our (d) school
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Grandpa. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Pooja painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Pooja painted Pooja's pot. Pooja sold it.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “drank” (b) after “hot” (c) after “very” (d) after “It”
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) bright
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) in (b) a (c) zoo (d) kolkata
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Checked my throat. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) A busy squirrel.
18. 18.Saanvi wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) hungry
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Thursday of April.” (a) my (b) of (c) the (d) is
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Since it was late. (d) The tall tree.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Nisha lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) in (b) the (c) mysuru (d) lives
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) for (b) my (c) sweets (d) aunt
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Arjun feeds the cat every morning. (b) How is Arjun travelling to school? (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) What a long train!
26. 26.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is why laughing? (b) Why Vikram is laughing? (c) Why is Vikram laughing? (d) Is why Vikram laughing?
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
29. 29.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Rahul ate a juicy ripe mango. (b) Rahul ate a juicy mango. (c) Rahul ate a ripe mango. (d) Rahul ate a mango.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
31. 31.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Dev picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Dev picked Dev's mango. Dev ate it.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Dev rice for lunch. (c) Dev rice cooks for lunch. (d) Dev cooks for lunch rice.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
39. 39.Dev wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) hungry (c) new
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She

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