Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 822 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Kunal going after school? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) What a huge elephant! (d) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Ishaan going after school? (b) Ishaan is where going after school? (c) Where Ishaan is going after school? (d) Is where Ishaan going after school?
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The little puppy. (d) Playing with my friends.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in jaipur on Tuesday.” (a) visited (b) on (c) in (d) jaipur
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev draws a picture in art class. (b) Dev draws in art class a picture. (c) Dev a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Dev a picture in art class.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Nisha and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) park (b) in (c) i (d) played
9. 9.Simran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) dull (c) bright
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “closed” (c) after “shop” (d) after “we”
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Is why Ishaan crying? (c) Ishaan is why crying? (d) Why Ishaan is crying?
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Vikram is travelling to school? (b) Is how Vikram travelling to school? (c) Vikram is how travelling to school? (d) How is Vikram travelling to school?
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “pooja and Vikram will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) come (b) my (c) pooja (d) to
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Saanvi a storybook at night. (c) Saanvi reads a storybook at night. (d) Saanvi a storybook reads at night.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Kunal washes the car on Sundays. (b) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi? (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Please speak slowly.
23. 23.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun bought his book. He read it. (b) Arjun bought Arjun's book. Arjun read it. (c) Arjun bought his book. Him read it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “mangoes” (b) after “basket” (c) after “picked” (d) after “ripe”
26. 26.Which of these is a question? (a) Manav rides a bicycle to school. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) What is Ishaan drawing in class? (d) How tall the tree is!
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “too” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “ate”
28. 28.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a tall red house. (b) Maria drew a tall house. (c) Maria drew a red house. (d) Maria drew a house.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) we (b) our (c) cousins (d) met
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in surat starts in February.” (a) in (b) surat (c) starts (d) fair
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
35. 35.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Isha drew a small red house. (b) Isha drew a small house. (c) Isha drew a house. (d) Isha drew a red house.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Collected nuts.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “I” (c) after “read” (d) after “homework”
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha is what drawing in class? (b) What Isha is drawing in class? (c) What is Isha drawing in class? (d) Is what Isha drawing in class?

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