Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 824 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof. (d) Zoya a kite flies on the roof.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) rough (c) quiet (d) colourful
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Ishaan the room every Saturday. (c) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Ishaan the room cleans every Saturday.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Meera a picture in art class. (c) Meera draws in art class a picture. (d) Meera draws a picture in art class.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) colourful (d) sour
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in jaipur on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Diya reading today? (b) What Diya is reading today? (c) What is Diya reading today? (d) Diya is what reading today?
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria and manav will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
11. 11.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) on (b) the (c) arjun (d) and
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Ishaan drawing in class? (b) Zoya draws a picture in art class. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) What a cold morning!
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rohan found a shell. (b) Rohan found a pink shell. (c) Rohan found a small pink shell. (d) Rohan found a small shell.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Arjun the library on Fridays. (c) Arjun visits the library on Fridays. (d) Arjun visits on Fridays the library.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph was born in the month of october.” (a) was (b) in (c) october (d) the
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kabir laughing? (b) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (c) Water the plants today. (d) How bright the moon is!
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Pooja sings a song in the morning. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) What is Ishaan eating for lunch?
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara was born in the month of October.” (a) in (b) of (c) tara (d) was
25. 25.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 but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: after / school / eats / banana / Priya / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Priya a banana after school. (c) Priya eats a banana after school. (d) Priya eats after school a banana.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The village pond. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a red bicycle. (b) Dev rode a new bicycle. (c) Dev rode a bicycle. (d) Dev rode a new red bicycle.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal bought his book. Him read it. (b) Kunal bought Kunal's book. Kunal read it. (c) Kunal bought his book. He read it.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha and omkar will come to my house on Friday.” (a) house (b) will (c) to (d) omkar
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My grandmother.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Swam in the pond.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) reopens (b) after (c) december (d) in
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
38. 38.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a flower. (b) Maria picked a white flower. (c) Maria picked a tiny flower. (d) Maria picked a tiny white flower.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The wind.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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