Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 847 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The brown cow. (c) Told us a story. (d) Because it was raining.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The old farmer. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Joseph washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Joseph washed Joseph's bicycle. Joseph rode it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “The” (c) after “dark” (d) after “it”
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) rough (d) colourful
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Riya washes the car on Sundays. (c) What is Maria eating for lunch? (d) What a big cake!
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Bhopal on Friday.” (a) visited (b) old (c) the (d) we
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is why crying? (b) Is why Yash crying? (c) Why Yash is crying? (d) Why is Yash crying?
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog.
21. 21.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
23. 23.Diya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) wooden
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) loud (d) colourful
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My grandmother. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Before the sun set. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara met Imran at the station in Mysuru.” (a) tara (b) the (c) met (d) at
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) maths (c) monday (d) a
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kavya drawing in class?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rohan fixed Rohan's toy car. Rohan played with it.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “baby” (d) after “sleeping”
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) colourful
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) rough (c) bright (d) quiet
39. 39.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Rohan ate a big ripe mango. (b) Rohan ate a big mango. (c) Rohan ate a ripe mango. (d) Rohan ate a mango.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Omkar wore a new cap. (b) Omkar wore a new red cap. (c) Omkar wore a red cap. (d) Omkar wore a cap.

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