Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 758 · 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) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (b) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (c) Plays Joseph cricket in the park. (d) Joseph cricket plays in the park.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “last Friday I went to Patna by train.” (a) went (b) train (c) by (d) last
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Tara / dog / on / the / Sundays / brushes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Tara brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Tara the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Tara the dog on Sundays.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Stopped at the gate.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a tiny pink shell. (b) Rahul found a pink shell. (c) Rahul found a shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny shell.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How funny the joke is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (b) Tenzin carried a big blue bag. (c) Tenzin carried a big bag. (d) Tenzin carried a bag.
11. 11.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.These words are mixed up: poem / a / every / writes / Kunal / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (b) Kunal writes every week a poem. (c) Kunal writes a poem every week. (d) Kunal a poem writes every week.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The cricket match. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Because it was raining.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) quiet (d) colourful
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) our (b) we (c) cousins (d) on
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Riya writes a poem every week.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) bitter (d) noisy
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph wrote Joseph's poem. Joseph read it. (b) Joseph wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Joseph wrote his poem. He read it.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Sat next to me.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a song sings in the morning. (b) Joseph sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Joseph a song in the morning. (d) Joseph sings a song in the morning.
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) How long the train is! (c) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (d) Where is Imran playing cricket?
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Tenzin found a shell. (b) Tenzin found a tiny white shell. (c) Tenzin found a tiny shell. (d) Tenzin found a white shell.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kavya wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Manav travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kavya lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) lake (b) in (c) near (d) kavya
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of april.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.These words are mixed up: Sundays / on / dog / Ananya / the / brushes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Ananya the dog on Sundays. (b) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Ananya the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Ananya brushes on Sundays the dog.

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