Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 809 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “meera was born in the month of january.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash bought his book. Him read it. (b) Yash bought his book. He read it. (c) Yash bought Yash's book. Yash read it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a small dog. (b) Manav saw a small black dog. (c) Manav saw a dog. (d) Manav saw a black dog.
6. 6.Zoya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) slow (c) quick
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Simran playing cricket? (c) Is where Simran playing cricket? (d) Where Simran is playing cricket?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Thursday I went to Patna by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) by (d) last
11. 11.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Isha laughing? (b) Why Isha is laughing? (c) Isha is why laughing? (d) Is why Isha laughing?
14. 14.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Until the rain stopped.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in surat.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
18. 18.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a pot. (b) Imran painted an orange pot. (c) Imran painted a round orange pot. (d) Imran painted a round pot.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) bright (c) quiet (d) sticky
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Please feed the cat. (c) What a big cake! (d) Where is Dev going after school?
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Manav the car on Sundays. (c) Manav the car washes on Sundays. (d) Manav washes on Sundays the car.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Tara found Tara's kite. Tara flew it. (c) Tara found her kite. She flew it.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan bought his book. He read it. (b) Farhan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Farhan bought Farhan's book. Farhan read it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Zoya carried a blue bag. (b) Zoya carried a heavy bag. (c) Zoya carried a bag. (d) Zoya carried a heavy blue bag.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: school / bicycle / a / to / rides / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rohan rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Rohan a bicycle to school. (d) Rohan rides to school a bicycle.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to agra by train.” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Which of these is a question? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) What a clever crow! (d) Tara flies a kite on the roof.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a little dog. (b) Dev saw a black dog. (c) Dev saw a dog. (d) Dev saw a little black dog.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Diya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Diya the plants in the evening. (d) Diya the plants waters in the evening.

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