Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 875 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) rough (d) salty
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Tenzin playing cricket? (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Ananya feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a bright moon!
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in Shimla on tuesday.” (a) in (b) visited (c) fort (d) tuesday
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir washes the car on Sundays. (b) Kabir the car washes on Sundays. (c) Washes Kabir the car on Sundays. (d) Kabir washes on Sundays the car.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “to” (b) after “turned” (c) after “The” (d) after “dark”
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “planted” (c) after “seed” (d) after “Meera”
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “cake” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “a”
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
11. 11.These words are mixed up: at / the / Yash / bus / seven / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash catches at seven the bus. (b) Yash the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Yash the bus at seven. (d) Yash catches the bus at seven.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the plants waters in the evening. (b) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Maria the plants in the evening. (d) Maria waters in the evening the plants.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: the / waters / the / Simran / evening / plants / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Simran the plants in the evening. (c) Simran waters in the evening the plants. (d) Simran waters the plants in the evening.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a butterfly. (b) Simran saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Simran saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Simran saw an orange butterfly.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (b) Where is Maria going after school? (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) If you come early. (d) The school bus.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “back” (b) after “shop” (c) after “The” (d) after “closed”
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Tara rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Tara rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Tara rode a red bicycle. (d) Tara rode a bicycle.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph packed Joseph's bag. Joseph carried it. (b) Joseph packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Joseph packed his bag. He carried it.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The bright moon.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Because the shop was closed.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in april.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rahul drawing in class? (b) What is Rahul drawing in class? (c) Rahul is what drawing in class? (d) What Rahul is drawing in class?
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “imran met rahul at the station in jaipur.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
28. 28.These words are mixed up: kite / a / the / on / flies / roof / Tara
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a kite flies on the roof. (b) Tara flies on the roof a kite. (c) Tara flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Tara a kite on the roof.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) My best friend. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
30. 30.Tenzin wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) round
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Since it was late. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bell. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Meera wore a red cap. (b) Meera wore a new cap. (c) Meera wore a cap. (d) Meera wore a new red cap.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) cousins (b) our (c) diwali (d) all
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.

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