Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 75 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to delhi for eid last year.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ishaan brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tara wore a new cap. (b) Tara wore a blue cap. (c) Tara wore a cap. (d) Tara wore a new blue cap.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
7. 7.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) spicy (d) noisy
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Omkar lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Omkar lost Omkar's pencil. Omkar found it.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera visits the library on Fridays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.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 “was” (c) after “barked” (d) after “hungry”
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Rahul playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “we” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “The”
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a green bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a new bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a new green bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a bicycle.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: Grandma / in / kitchen / Yash / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Yash Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Yash Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Yash helps Grandma in the kitchen.
17. 17.Which of these is a question? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Kabir cleans the room every Saturday. (c) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (d) Please pass the salt.
18. 18.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.These words are mixed up: Sundays / the / car / Tara / on / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara washes on Sundays the car. (b) Tara the car washes on Sundays. (c) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Tara the car on Sundays.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
22. 22.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
23. 23.Priya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
25. 25.These words are mixed up: on / library / the / Isha / Fridays / visits
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Isha the library on Fridays. (b) Isha visits on Fridays the library. (c) Isha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Isha the library visits on Fridays.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Maria washed Maria's bicycle. Maria rode it. (c) Maria washed her bicycle. She rode it.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “she” (d) after “looked”
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.These words are mixed up: cooks / Sneha / lunch / for / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha rice cooks for lunch. (b) Sneha cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Sneha rice for lunch. (d) Sneha cooks for lunch rice.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (b) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (d) What is Tenzin eating for lunch?
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “his” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (d) Riya waters the plants in the evening.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Rahul cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Rahul the room every Saturday. (d) Rahul the room cleans every Saturday.
40. 40.Pooja wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) round (c) dull

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