Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 744 · 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: Diya / in / plants / evening / the / waters / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Diya the plants in the evening. (b) Diya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Diya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Diya waters in the evening the plants.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ananya plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) spicy
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Joseph a storybook at night. (b) Joseph a storybook reads at night. (c) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (d) Joseph reads at night a storybook.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Riya eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.These words are mixed up: morning / Imran / feeds / cat / the / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran feeds every morning the cat. (b) Imran the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (d) Imran feeds the cat every morning.
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan made his card. Him posted it. (b) Rohan made Rohan's card. Rohan posted it. (c) Rohan made his card. He posted it.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: in / Grandma / kitchen / the / helps / Saanvi
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Saanvi Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Saanvi Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Saanvi helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Saanvi helps Grandma in the kitchen.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “was” (b) after “bus” (c) after “late” (d) after “The”
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) bright (d) salty
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The wind. (d) Until the rain stopped.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
19. 19.Rohan wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) dry (c) damp
20. 20.Which of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (d) What is Yash eating for lunch?
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Ran onto the field.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) shiny
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a big dog. (b) Kabir saw a big white dog. (c) Kabir saw a dog. (d) Kabir saw a white dog.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in chennai on Tuesday.” (a) old (b) chennai (c) in (d) on
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from mysuru in June.” (a) came (b) mysuru (c) in (d) from
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Grandpa. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in kolkata starts in April.” (a) kolkata (b) starts (c) fair (d) in
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in indore.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How funny the joke is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Pooja calling?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Ishaan travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.These words are mixed up: at / the / bus / Simran / seven / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Simran the bus at seven. (b) Simran catches the bus at seven. (c) Simran the bus catches at seven. (d) Simran catches at seven the bus.

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