Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 768 · 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.These words are mixed up: dog / Dev / Sundays / on / the / brushes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Dev the dog on Sundays. (b) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Dev the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Dev brushes on Sundays the dog.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
3. 3.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.These words are mixed up: reads / Kavya / a / storybook / night / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Kavya a storybook at night. (b) Kavya reads at night a storybook. (c) Kavya reads a storybook at night. (d) Kavya a storybook reads at night.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Riya is leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Riya leaving for Delhi? (d) Riya is when leaving for Delhi?
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Yash cricket in the park. (b) Yash plays in the park cricket. (c) Yash plays cricket in the park. (d) Yash cricket plays in the park.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a huge elephant” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a round red balloon. (b) Aisha bought a balloon. (c) Aisha bought a red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a round balloon.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The school bus.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Farhan leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Priya the library on Fridays. (c) Priya visits the library on Fridays. (d) Priya visits on Fridays the library.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Zoya playing cricket? (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) Where Zoya is playing cricket?
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted an orange pot. (b) Kabir painted a round pot. (c) Kabir painted a round orange pot. (d) Kabir painted a pot.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
19. 19.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.These words are mixed up: sings / the / in / a / morning / song / Imran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran sings a song in the morning. (b) Imran sings in the morning a song. (c) Imran a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Imran a song in the morning.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) If you come early. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) A small mouse. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a mango. (b) Priya ate a big yellow mango. (c) Priya ate a big mango. (d) Priya ate a yellow mango.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) sour
31. 31.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Vikram crying? (b) Ananya eats a banana after school. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Please help me carry this box.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) spicy
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) in (b) the (c) played (d) joseph
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is where going after school? (b) Where Yash is going after school? (c) Is where Yash going after school? (d) Where is Yash going after school?
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Grandpa.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) we (c) tuesday (d) a
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Meera the bus at seven. (c) Meera the bus catches at seven. (d) Meera catches the bus at seven.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Rohan the room every Saturday. (b) Rohan cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Rohan cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Rohan the room cleans every Saturday.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (c) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven.

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