Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 886 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. 2.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a round balloon. (b) Diya bought a round purple balloon. (c) Diya bought a purple balloon. (d) Diya bought a balloon.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to patna for Holi last year.” (a) for (b) to (c) year (d) patna
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “The” (c) after “it” (d) after “hungry”
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My sister. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Simran a banana after school. (c) Simran eats a banana after school. (d) Simran eats after school a banana.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “The” (c) after “a” (d) after “second”
11. 11.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Monday.” (a) i (b) on (c) to (d) park
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal fixed Kunal's toy car. Kunal played with it. (b) Kunal fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Kunal fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.These words are mixed up: warm / before / milk / bed / drinks / Saanvi
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed. (d) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk.
17. 17.Maria wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) shiny
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “it” (c) after “parrot” (d) after “talk”
21. 21.These words are mixed up: feeds / the / morning / every / Rahul / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (c) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (d) Rahul feeds the cat every morning.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet because we walked slowly.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: in / evening / Ananya / waters / plants / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Ananya the plants in the evening. (c) Ananya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Ananya waters the plants in the evening.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
25. 25.Which of these is a question? (a) Riya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Who is Maria calling? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) What a tasty samosa!
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) on (b) in (c) park (d) ananya
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Checked my throat.
30. 30.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Kunal is travelling to school? (b) Kunal is how travelling to school? (c) How is Kunal travelling to school? (d) Is how Kunal travelling to school?
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is who calling? (b) Is who Tenzin calling? (c) Who is Tenzin calling? (d) Who Tenzin is calling?
35. 35.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Diya painted a pot. (b) Diya painted a small pot. (c) Diya painted a small blue pot. (d) Diya painted a blue pot.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sweet
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kunal picked a flower. (b) Kunal picked a tiny white flower. (c) Kunal picked a tiny flower. (d) Kunal picked a white flower.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) quiet

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