Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 811 · 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.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) sticky
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “he” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
5. 5.Which of these is a statement? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Why is Kunal crying? (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Arjun kicks the ball in the garden.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Kabir wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Kabir wrote Kabir's poem. Kabir read it.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: a / Rahul / song / sings / the / morning / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Rahul a song in the morning. (c) Rahul sings in the morning a song. (d) Rahul sings a song in the morning.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first tuesday of june.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Switch off the fan.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Kunal the cat every morning. (c) Kunal feeds the cat every morning. (d) Kunal the cat feeds every morning.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How bright the moon is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to surat for holi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
14. 14.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Grabbed a banana.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan made Farhan's card. Farhan posted it. (b) Farhan made his card. Him posted it. (c) Farhan made his card. He posted it.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: library / visits / the / on / Joseph / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Joseph the library on Fridays. (b) Joseph visits on Fridays the library. (c) Joseph visits the library on Fridays. (d) Joseph the library visits on Fridays.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) sour (d) shiny
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Omkar baked Omkar's cake. Omkar shared it. (c) Omkar baked his cake. He shared it.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in lucknow.” (a) in (b) zoo (c) lucknow (d) a
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Rahul crying?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it. (c) Manav found his kite. He flew it.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Rohan travelling to school? (b) Rohan is how travelling to school? (c) How Rohan is travelling to school? (d) Is how Rohan travelling to school?
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Because the shop was closed.
29. 29.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of january.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Ananya eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “won”
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The red kite. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) fluffy
35. 35.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a dog. (b) Meera saw a big black dog. (c) Meera saw a big dog. (d) Meera saw a black dog.
36. 36.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.These words are mixed up: garden / kicks / Ishaan / ball / in / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Ishaan kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Ishaan the ball in the garden.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The old farmer.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) cousins (b) onam (c) met (d) all
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) sticky (d) loud

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