Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 991 · 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 old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) A small mouse.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “it” (c) after “can” (d) after “talk”
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Playing with my friends.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “riya was born in the month of november.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “kabir lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is who calling? (b) Is who Saanvi calling? (c) Who is Saanvi calling? (d) Who Saanvi is calling?
8. 8.Priya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) spicy (c) wealthy
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
10. 10.Zoya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) silent
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) go (b) to (c) thursday (d) the
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “was” (c) after “it” (d) after “hungry”
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Nisha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Nisha a kite on the roof. (d) Nisha flies on the roof a kite.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Our neighbours.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is where playing cricket? (b) Where Rahul is playing cricket? (c) Is where Rahul playing cricket? (d) Where is Rahul playing cricket?
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) My aunt. (c) If you come early. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Joseph saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Joseph saw a blue butterfly. (c) Joseph saw a butterfly. (d) Joseph saw a tiny butterfly.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first saturday of august.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Delhi starts in November.” (a) fair (b) starts (c) the (d) big
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Meera packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Meera packed Meera's bag. Meera carried it.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) A busy squirrel.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from jaipur in october.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Grabbed a banana.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Priya carried a heavy bag. (b) Priya carried a heavy black bag. (c) Priya carried a bag. (d) Priya carried a black bag.

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