Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 964 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our cat. (d) Told us a story.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) quiet (d) colourful
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) My aunt. (d) Since it was late.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Maria calling? (b) Maria is who calling? (c) Who is Maria calling? (d) Who Maria is calling?
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Aisha bought her book. She read it. (c) Aisha bought Aisha's book. Aisha read it.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) fluffy (c) sour (d) noisy
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Meera planted Meera's sapling. Meera watered it. (c) Meera planted her sapling. Her watered it.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) a (b) i (c) in (d) and
11. 11.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Meera rides a bicycle to school. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) Water the plants today. (d) Where is Ananya playing cricket?
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Sneha / song / a / sings / the / morning / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (b) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Sneha a song in the morning. (d) Sneha sings a song in the morning.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is what reading today? (b) What is Priya reading today? (c) What Priya is reading today? (d) Is what Priya reading today?
16. 16.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rahul saw an elephant. (b) Rahul saw a big grey elephant. (c) Rahul saw a grey elephant. (d) Rahul saw a big elephant.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The doctor. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) What a clever crow! (b) What is Joseph drawing in class? (c) Kunal rides a bicycle to school. (d) Please close the door.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The new student. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from bhopal in february.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last tuesday I went to Pune by train.” (a) to (b) by (c) train (d) tuesday
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) christmas (b) new (c) clothes (d) wore
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Isha cricket in the park. (b) Isha cricket plays in the park. (c) Isha plays cricket in the park. (d) Isha plays in the park cricket.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in bhopal on Monday.” (a) bhopal (b) visited (c) in (d) the
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How long the train is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “off” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) shiny (d) fluffy
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) test (c) on (d) in
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He

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