Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 757 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Rahul crying? (b) Rahul is why crying? (c) Why is Rahul crying? (d) Why Rahul is crying?
2. 2.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday. (b) How is Vikram travelling to school? (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Turn left at the temple.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Kunal crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) spicy (d) quiet
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Isha packed Isha's bag. Isha carried it. (c) Isha packed her bag. She carried it.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal eats a banana after school. (b) Kunal a banana eats after school. (c) Kunal eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Kunal a banana after school.
13. 13.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Ishaan going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in mysuru starts in september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Sneha calling? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (d) What a cold morning!
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a green kite. (b) Imran flew a kite. (c) Imran flew a small green kite. (d) Imran flew a small kite.
19. 19.Simran wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) smart (c) silly
20. 20.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is why crying? (b) Is why Yash crying? (c) Why Yash is crying? (d) Why is Yash crying?
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Sneha packed Sneha's bag. Sneha carried it. (c) Sneha packed her bag. Her carried it.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday I went to kolkata by train.” (a) by (b) train (c) kolkata (d) to
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Tenzin the dog on Sundays. (b) Tenzin brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Tenzin brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Tenzin the dog brushes on Sundays.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of november.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) made (b) sweets (c) christmas (d) for
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) salty (c) quiet (d) colourful
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Isha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Isha Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kavya going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) loud (d) salty
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “to” (c) after “soon” (d) after “dark”
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran met farhan at the station in delhi.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan met Kabir at the station in Shimla.” (a) farhan (b) met (c) in (d) at

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