Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 821 · 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 of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) If you come early. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it.
5. 5.Saanvi wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) round (c) quick
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi visits on Fridays the library. (b) Saanvi the library visits on Fridays. (c) Visits Saanvi the library on Fridays. (d) Saanvi visits the library on Fridays.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in kochi starts in january.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Rohan packed Rohan's bag. Rohan carried it. (c) Rohan packed his bag. He carried it.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: sings / morning / in / a / the / Tenzin / song
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin sings in the morning a song. (b) Tenzin sings a song in the morning. (c) Tenzin a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Tenzin a song in the morning.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: warm / Kabir / milk / bed / drinks / before
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Kabir warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Kabir drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Kabir warm milk before bed.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ishaan drew a house. (b) Ishaan drew a red house. (c) Ishaan drew a small red house. (d) Ishaan drew a small house.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My grandmother. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in delhi starts in october.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. 15.Meera wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) spicy
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of december.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
17. 17.Diya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) hot (c) chilly
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan was born in the month of october.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
19. 19.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal planted Kunal's sapling. Kunal watered it. (b) Kunal planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Kunal planted his sapling. Him watered it.
21. 21.Kabir wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) sad
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Bhopal in november.” (a) came (b) november (c) from (d) uncle
23. 23.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Riya saw a small dog. (b) Riya saw a dog. (c) Riya saw a brown dog. (d) Riya saw a small brown dog.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
26. 26.Simran wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) smart (c) silly
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) noisy
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The postman.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Imran the school bag at night. (c) Imran packs the school bag at night. (d) Imran packs at night the school bag.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
36. 36.These words are mixed up: storybook / Ishaan / reads / at / night / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan reads at night a storybook. (b) Ishaan reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Ishaan a storybook at night. (d) Ishaan a storybook reads at night.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.

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