Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 808 · 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: evening / Dev / the / waters / in / the / plants
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev waters in the evening the plants. (b) Dev the plants waters in the evening. (c) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Dev the plants in the evening.
2. 2.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Tara eating for lunch? (b) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ananya found a pink shell. (b) Ananya found a small shell. (c) Ananya found a small pink shell. (d) Ananya found a shell.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) shiny
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Riya the car on Sundays. (b) Riya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Riya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Riya washes on Sundays the car.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The children.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: on / car / Kunal / the / Sundays / washes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Kunal the car on Sundays. (c) Kunal washes the car on Sundays. (d) Kunal washes on Sundays the car.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) prickly (c) sour (d) quiet
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Kochi for Eid last year.” (a) for (b) to (c) we (d) year
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “stuck” (b) after “My” (c) after “a” (d) after “got”
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Collected nuts.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Simran laughing? (b) Simran is why laughing? (c) Why Simran is laughing? (d) Is why Simran laughing?
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a big black bag. (b) Ishaan carried a bag. (c) Ishaan carried a big bag. (d) Ishaan carried a black bag.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rohan wore a red cap. (b) Rohan wore an old cap. (c) Rohan wore a cap. (d) Rohan wore an old red cap.
22. 22.Tara wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) chilly (c) hot
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
24. 24.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Arjun calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Kunal painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Kunal painted Kunal's pot. Kunal sold it.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Aisha crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya was born in the month of december.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
31. 31.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Cleans Kavya the room every Saturday. (c) Kavya the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Kavya cleans every Saturday the room.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul found Rahul's kite. Rahul flew it. (b) Rahul found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Rahul found his kite. He flew it.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) If you come early. (c) My aunt. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja waters the plants in the evening. (b) Pooja waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Pooja the plants in the evening. (d) Pooja the plants waters in the evening.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Rohan the school bag at night. (c) Rohan packs at night the school bag. (d) Rohan packs the school bag at night.

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