Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 945 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya picked Diya's mango. Diya ate it. (b) Diya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Diya picked her mango. She ate it.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Yash rode a bicycle. (b) Yash rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Yash rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Yash rode a green bicycle.
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is what drawing in class? (b) What Kabir is drawing in class? (c) What is Kabir drawing in class? (d) Is what Kabir drawing in class?
4. 4.Priya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) slow (c) quick
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) sweets (b) my (c) made (d) aunt
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal washes the car on Sundays. (b) Kunal washes on Sundays the car. (c) Kunal the car washes on Sundays. (d) Washes Kunal the car on Sundays.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kabir plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
8. 8.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Nisha playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav wrote Aarav's poem. Aarav read it. (b) Aarav wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Aarav wrote his poem. He read it.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “out” (c) after “lights” (d) after “went”
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
16. 16.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 “closed” (d) after “was”
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Tara plays cricket in the park. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) How is Ananya travelling to school?
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Why is Tenzin laughing?
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Isha saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Isha saw a blue butterfly. (c) Isha saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Isha saw a butterfly.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
23. 23.These words are mixed up: every / cat / the / Rahul / feeds / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (b) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (c) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (d) Rahul feeds every morning the cat.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Monday I went to Kolkata by train.” (a) last (b) train (c) to (d) went
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kavya is drawing in class? (b) Kavya is what drawing in class? (c) Is what Kavya drawing in class? (d) What is Kavya drawing in class?
28. 28.These words are mixed up: the / Grandma / in / kitchen / helps / Ananya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Ananya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Ananya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Ananya Grandma helps in the kitchen.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Delhi in april.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) came (d) april
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan packed Rohan's bag. Rohan carried it. (b) Rohan packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Rohan packed his bag. Him carried it.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “it” (d) after “My”
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aarav rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Aarav rode a red bicycle. (c) Aarav rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Aarav rode a bicycle.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “Grandma” (d) after “cake”
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Although he was tired. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria found Maria's kite. Maria flew it. (b) Maria found her kite. She flew it. (c) Maria found her kite. Her flew it.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Isha picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Isha picked Isha's mango. Isha ate it.

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