Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 753 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Yash going after school? (b) Yash is where going after school? (c) Is where Yash going after school? (d) Where Yash is going after school?
3. 3.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to mysuru for Pongal last year.” (a) year (b) mysuru (c) for (d) last
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tall tree.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Aisha writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “The” (c) after “talk” (d) after “hello”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Joseph ate a mango. (b) Joseph ate a big mango. (c) Joseph ate a ripe mango. (d) Joseph ate a big ripe mango.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Tenzin Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Tenzin Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) we (c) wednesday (d) have
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) Running in the park. (d) The train left the station at nine.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Gave us cool shade.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Aarav is reading today? (b) Is what Aarav reading today? (c) What is Aarav reading today? (d) Aarav is what reading today?
18. 18.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ananya painted a round pot. (b) Ananya painted an orange pot. (c) Ananya painted a round orange pot. (d) Ananya painted a pot.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Ananya the plants in the evening. (c) Ananya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Ananya the plants waters in the evening.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) Meera rides a bicycle to school. (b) What a bright moon! (c) How is Yash travelling to school? (d) Drink a glass of milk.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Joseph a picture in art class. (c) Joseph draws in art class a picture. (d) Joseph draws a picture in art class.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) A small mouse.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Maria wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) silent (c) noisy
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
27. 27.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Lucknow.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) in (d) a
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Arjun is playing cricket? (b) Is where Arjun playing cricket? (c) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (d) Arjun is where playing cricket?
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) How big the cake is! (c) Who is Omkar calling? (d) Dev reads a storybook at night.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) holidays (b) after (c) school (d) our
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Maria rice for lunch. (b) Maria rice cooks for lunch. (c) Maria cooks for lunch rice. (d) Maria cooks rice for lunch.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The firefighters. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The new student sat next to me.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan lives near the lake in Bhopal.” (a) the (b) farhan (c) in (d) near
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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