Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 856 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “she” (c) after “lost” (d) after “Riya”
2. 2.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “our” (b) after “turned” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in December.” (a) in (b) holidays (c) our (d) reopens
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) smooth (d) sour
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Manav crying?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Meera laughing? (b) Pooja packs the school bag at night. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The rain fell all night.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Priya ate a yellow mango. (c) Priya ate a juicy mango. (d) Priya ate a mango.
12. 12.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) for (b) christmas (c) sweets (d) made
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it. (c) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it.
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya bought her book. She read it. (b) Priya bought her book. Her read it. (c) Priya bought Priya's book. Priya read it.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a big kite. (b) Imran flew a kite. (c) Imran flew a green kite. (d) Imran flew a big green kite.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) My grandmother. (d) The rain fell all night.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed. (b) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Isha warm milk drinks before bed.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi bought her book. She read it. (b) Saanvi bought her book. Her read it. (c) Saanvi bought Saanvi's book. Saanvi read it.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) My little brother. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A small mouse. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
26. 26.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tara picked a pretty flower. (b) Tara picked a flower. (c) Tara picked a pretty white flower. (d) Tara picked a white flower.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kavya wore a cap. (b) Kavya wore a new cap. (c) Kavya wore a new red cap. (d) Kavya wore a red cap.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it. (b) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Imran painted his pot. He sold it.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is what drawing in class? (b) What is Diya drawing in class? (c) What Diya is drawing in class? (d) Is what Diya drawing in class?
34. 34.Omkar 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
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in patna on Sunday.” (a) fort (b) patna (c) visited (d) old
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Ishaan drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “at” (c) after “late” (d) after “was”
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev made his card. He posted it. (b) Dev made Dev's card. Dev posted it. (c) Dev made his card. Him posted it.
39. 39.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Rahul cricket in the park. (b) Rahul plays in the park cricket. (c) Rahul cricket plays in the park. (d) Rahul plays cricket in the park.

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