Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 754 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Rohan going after school? (b) Where is Rohan going after school? (c) Rohan is where going after school? (d) Where Rohan is going after school?
3. 3.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tenzin wore an old red cap. (b) Tenzin wore a cap. (c) Tenzin wore an old cap. (d) Tenzin wore a red cap.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from agra in december.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Rahul and kabir will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) my (b) on (c) come (d) kabir
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kunal opened a big umbrella. (b) Kunal opened an umbrella. (c) Kunal opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Kunal opened a big yellow umbrella.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How is Joseph travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Dev fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Dev fixed Dev's toy car. Dev played with it.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) When the school bus came.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya made her card. She posted it. (b) Zoya made Zoya's card. Zoya posted it. (c) Zoya made her card. Her posted it.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan plays cricket in the park.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The old farmer. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Broke his toy car.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) My best friend. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Saanvi the school bag at night. (b) Saanvi the school bag packs at night. (c) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (d) Saanvi packs at night the school bag.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “we” (c) after “hard” (d) after “practised”
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (b) Kunal a kite flies on the roof. (c) Kunal flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Kunal a kite on the roof.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “she” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “The”
26. 26.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Manav wore a new blue cap. (b) Manav wore a cap. (c) Manav wore a new cap. (d) Manav wore a blue cap.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The school bus. (c) Since it was late. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rohan saw an elephant. (b) Rohan saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Rohan saw a grey elephant. (d) Rohan saw a huge elephant.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) spicy (d) fluffy
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “wind” (c) after “our” (d) after “The”
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) bright (d) quiet
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Dev eating for lunch? (b) Dev is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (d) What Dev is eating for lunch?
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
37. 37.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “read” (c) after “homework” (d) after “my”
39. 39.These words are mixed up: drinks / milk / Manav / bed / before / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Manav drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Manav drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Manav warm milk before bed.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Diya the library on Fridays. (b) Diya visits on Fridays the library. (c) Diya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Diya visits the library on Fridays.

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