Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 869 · 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.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “pooja and Ishaan will come to my house on Monday.” (a) pooja (b) house (c) and (d) to
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Arjun the dog on Sundays. (d) Arjun the dog brushes on Sundays.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The bright moon. (c) If you come early. (d) Splashed in the river.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “arjun and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) arjun (b) the (c) on (d) in
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “for” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “hungry”
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (d) What is Maria eating for lunch?
12. 12.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Maria saw a butterfly. (b) Maria saw a blue butterfly. (c) Maria saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Maria saw a tiny blue butterfly.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Isha rode a red bicycle. (b) Isha rode a bicycle. (c) Isha rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Isha rode a shiny red bicycle.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) shiny (d) sour
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is what eating for lunch? (b) What Priya is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Priya eating for lunch? (d) What is Priya eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Aisha laughing? (b) Is why Aisha laughing? (c) Why Aisha is laughing? (d) Aisha is why laughing?
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (b) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (d) Vikram catches at seven the bus.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a tiny white flower. (b) Dev picked a tiny flower. (c) Dev picked a white flower. (d) Dev picked a flower.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Ishaan picked Ishaan's mango. Ishaan ate it. (c) Ishaan picked his mango. Him ate it.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Zoya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Zoya drawing in class? (c) Zoya is what drawing in class? (d) What is Zoya drawing in class?
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Ishaan is leaving for Delhi? (b) Ishaan is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Ishaan leaving for Delhi?
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Arjun the bus at seven. (c) Arjun the bus catches at seven. (d) Arjun catches at seven the bus.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Manav packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Manav packed Manav's bag. Manav carried it.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Pooja picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Pooja picked Pooja's mango. Pooja ate it.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kite” (b) after “it” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “man”
38. 38.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a round balloon. (b) Diya bought a round purple balloon. (c) Diya bought a balloon. (d) Diya bought a purple balloon.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.These words are mixed up: poem / week / a / Isha / every / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Isha a poem every week. (c) Isha writes a poem every week. (d) Isha writes every week a poem.

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