Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 761 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in kochi on Friday.” (a) fort (b) in (c) kochi (d) old
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sweet
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The cricket match. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Counted the coins.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “parrot” (b) after “says” (c) after “talk” (d) after “The”
5. 5.These words are mixed up: Kabir / a / kite / roof / flies / the / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir a kite flies on the roof. (b) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (c) Kabir flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Yash planted Yash's sapling. Yash watered it. (c) Yash planted his sapling. Him watered it.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Priya was born in the month of april.” (a) the (b) was (c) april (d) of
10. 10.Kabir wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.These words are mixed up: bicycle / a / Diya / to / school / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Diya a bicycle to school. (b) Diya rides a bicycle to school. (c) Diya a bicycle rides to school. (d) Diya rides to school a bicycle.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.These words are mixed up: morning / Ananya / feeds / the / cat / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (b) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.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 “it” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) spicy
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Isha laughing? (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Omkar waters the plants in the evening.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Imran opened a small umbrella. (b) Imran opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Imran opened an umbrella. (d) Imran opened a small yellow umbrella.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to bhopal for Holi last year.” (a) to (b) last (c) went (d) bhopal
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Ran across the garden.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) loud
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.These words are mixed up: cricket / in / plays / the / Sneha / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Sneha cricket in the park. (b) Sneha plays in the park cricket. (c) Sneha cricket plays in the park. (d) Sneha plays cricket in the park.
29. 29.Farhan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) hungry
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kavya saw a dog. (b) Kavya saw a big dog. (c) Kavya saw a brown dog. (d) Kavya saw a big brown dog.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Rang his bell. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Saanvi wore a red cap. (b) Saanvi wore a new cap. (c) Saanvi wore a cap. (d) Saanvi wore a new red cap.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya a storybook reads at night. (b) Diya reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Diya a storybook at night. (d) Diya reads a storybook at night.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) fluffy (d) sweet
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha lives near the lake in indore.” (a) near (b) in (c) the (d) indore
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 “hurt” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “off” (d) after “Kabir”
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a heavy black bag. (b) Yash carried a black bag. (c) Yash carried a bag. (d) Yash carried a heavy bag.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She

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