Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 897 · 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.These words are mixed up: in / the / plants / waters / evening / the / Aarav
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav waters the plants in the evening. (b) Aarav waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Aarav the plants in the evening. (d) Aarav the plants waters in the evening.
2. 2.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Our teacher. (d) Playing with my friends.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) sour
6. 6.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rahul picked a flower. (b) Rahul picked a yellow flower. (c) Rahul picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Rahul picked a tiny flower.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (d) Ishaan the bus catches at seven.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The village pond. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) salty (d) rough
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “barked” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (b) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Omkar picked Omkar's mango. Omkar ate it. (c) Omkar picked his mango. He ate it.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Ishaan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Ishaan fixed Ishaan's toy car. Ishaan played with it.
19. 19.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
21. 21.Aisha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) quick (c) slow
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Imran is travelling to school? (b) How is Imran travelling to school? (c) Imran is how travelling to school? (d) Is how Imran travelling to school?
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a big kite. (b) Tara flew a big yellow kite. (c) Tara flew a yellow kite. (d) Tara flew a kite.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Aisha the school bag at night. (b) Aisha the school bag packs at night. (c) Aisha packs at night the school bag. (d) Aisha packs the school bag at night.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a lovely song” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) sweet
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) ishaan (b) wore (c) new (d) clothes
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rohan and Tara will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) house (b) my (c) rohan (d) will
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Ishaan a picture in art class. (b) Ishaan draws in art class a picture. (c) Ishaan draws a picture in art class. (d) Ishaan a picture draws in art class.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Hid under the bed.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a butterfly. (b) Rahul saw an orange butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Rahul saw a tiny orange butterfly.
35. 35.Zoya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) spicy (c) sad
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How bright the moon is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Aarav leaving for Delhi? (c) When Aarav is leaving for Delhi? (d) Aarav is when leaving for Delhi?
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tenzin saw a little brown dog. (b) Tenzin saw a little dog. (c) Tenzin saw a brown dog. (d) Tenzin saw a dog.

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