Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 993 · 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.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is what drawing in class? (b) What Manav is drawing in class? (c) Is what Manav drawing in class? (d) What is Manav drawing in class?
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sour
4. 4.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a pretty white flower. (b) Dev picked a pretty flower. (c) Dev picked a flower. (d) Dev picked a white flower.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Dev a banana after school. (c) Dev a banana eats after school. (d) Dev eats a banana after school.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) colourful (d) noisy
8. 8.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Meera drew a house. (b) Meera drew a red house. (c) Meera drew a tall red house. (d) Meera drew a tall house.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a bright moon” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Grandpa. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
11. 11.Rahul wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) spicy
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja was born in the month of november.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) A small mouse.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Diya the plants in the evening. (c) Diya the plants waters in the evening. (d) Diya waters the plants in the evening.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Joseph carried a bag. (b) Joseph carried a heavy black bag. (c) Joseph carried a heavy bag. (d) Joseph carried a black bag.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.These words are mixed up: draws / in / class / art / Omkar / a / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar draws in art class a picture. (b) Omkar a picture draws in art class. (c) Omkar draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Omkar a picture in art class.
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kunal crying? (b) Please close the door. (c) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (d) How lovely the song is!
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a pot. (b) Sneha painted a small pot. (c) Sneha painted a blue pot. (d) Sneha painted a small blue pot.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from surat in july.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The hungry monkey.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Tenzin laughing?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof. (b) Kabir a kite flies on the roof. (c) Kabir flies on the roof a kite. (d) Kabir flies a kite on the roof.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ran” (c) after “children” (d) after “rang”
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Priya planted Priya's sapling. Priya watered it. (c) Priya planted her sapling. Her watered it.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin the library visits on Fridays. (b) Tenzin visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Tenzin the library on Fridays. (d) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “hard” (c) after “practised” (d) after “the”
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Ran across the garden.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Simran the plants in the evening. (c) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (d) Simran waters in the evening the plants.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera was born in the month of september.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
40. 40.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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