Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 960 · 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 of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The brown cow. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) sweet
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first tuesday of August.” (a) on (b) first (c) is (d) tuesday
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “his” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “he”
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) While Mum was cooking.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) shiny
10. 10.Which of these is a command? (a) How long the train is! (b) Why is Pooja laughing? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Maria kicks the ball in the garden.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “for” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Aisha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Aisha lost Aisha's pencil. Aisha found it.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
14. 14.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tara saw a big dog. (b) Tara saw a dog. (c) Tara saw a big brown dog. (d) Tara saw a brown dog.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) monday (b) dog (c) my (d) with
16. 16.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rohan painted an orange pot. (b) Rohan painted a round pot. (c) Rohan painted a round orange pot. (d) Rohan painted a pot.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “simran wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) on (b) clothes (c) new (d) simran
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Ishaan calling? (b) Ishaan is who calling? (c) Is who Ishaan calling? (d) Who Ishaan is calling?
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya washed Riya's bicycle. Riya rode it. (b) Riya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Riya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Kavya baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Kavya baked Kavya's cake. Kavya shared it.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) rough
23. 23.Zoya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) spicy (c) lovely
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph painted Joseph's pot. Joseph sold it. (b) Joseph painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Joseph painted his pot. Him sold it.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Priya the school bag at night. (c) Priya packs the school bag at night. (d) Priya packs at night the school bag.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The train left the station at nine.
28. 28.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) maths (c) thursday (d) we
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) loud (d) bright
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “soon” (c) after “The” (d) after “dark”
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Ananya washes the car on Sundays. (b) Where is Manav playing cricket? (c) Switch off the fan. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir eats a banana after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My best friend. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from bhopal in november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3

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