Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 831 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Aisha lost Aisha's pencil. Aisha found it. (c) Aisha lost her pencil. Her found it.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “sneha and ishaan will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “fell”
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.These words are mixed up: a / at / reads / storybook / night / Farhan
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (b) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (c) Farhan reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Farhan a storybook at night.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera reads at night a storybook. (b) Meera reads a storybook at night. (c) Meera a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Meera a storybook at night.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Arjun drew a tall green house. (b) Arjun drew a house. (c) Arjun drew a tall house. (d) Arjun drew a green house.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last sunday I went to Chennai by train.” (a) to (b) sunday (c) by (d) train
9. 9.These words are mixed up: rice / for / cooks / lunch / Farhan
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan cooks for lunch rice. (b) Farhan rice cooks for lunch. (c) Farhan cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Farhan rice for lunch.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “stuck” (b) after “kind” (c) after “a” (d) after “got”
11. 11.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw an elephant. (c) Kabir saw a big elephant. (d) Kabir saw a big grey elephant.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: plants / the / Joseph / in / the / evening / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph waters in the evening the plants. (b) Joseph the plants waters in the evening. (c) Joseph waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Joseph the plants in the evening.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Isha calling? (b) Who Isha is calling? (c) Isha is who calling? (d) Is who Isha calling?
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “bell” (c) after “children” (d) after “ran”
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
16. 16.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a red cap. (b) Zoya wore an old red cap. (c) Zoya wore an old cap. (d) Zoya wore a cap.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) salty (d) quiet
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Isha eating for lunch? (b) Please close the door. (c) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) How long the train is!
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) loud (d) rough
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “off” (c) after “over” (d) after “milk”
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) on (d) in
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “lit” (c) after “The” (d) after “out”
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which of these is a command? (a) Simran eats a banana after school. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi?
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “it” (b) after “parrot” (c) after “talk” (d) after “every”
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Because the shop was closed.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
31. 31.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Kabir wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) square (c) tiny
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tara painted a round orange pot. (b) Tara painted a round pot. (c) Tara painted a pot. (d) Tara painted an orange pot.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Pooja the dog on Sundays. (b) Pooja brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Pooja the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Pooja brushes the dog on Sundays.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Aarav calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My grandmother. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Kunal the ball in the garden. (b) Kunal the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kunal kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kunal kicks the ball in the garden.

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