Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 124 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Vikram eats a banana after school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a small orange pot. (b) Kabir painted a small pot. (c) Kabir painted a pot. (d) Kabir painted an orange pot.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Sneha / for / lunch / rice / cooks
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Sneha rice for lunch. (c) Sneha rice cooks for lunch. (d) Sneha cooks rice for lunch.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Arjun travelling to school? (b) Arjun is how travelling to school? (c) How Arjun is travelling to school? (d) How is Arjun travelling to school?
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) colourful (d) rough
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “imran and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
10. 10.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Dev found a small shell. (b) Dev found a shell. (c) Dev found a white shell. (d) Dev found a small white shell.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Farhan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Farhan fixed Farhan's toy car. Farhan played with it.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Vikram bought a round balloon. (b) Vikram bought a balloon. (c) Vikram bought a round red balloon. (d) Vikram bought a red balloon.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the bus catches at seven. (b) Priya catches the bus at seven. (c) Priya catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Priya the bus at seven.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) we (c) thursday (d) in
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kabir crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Sneha planted Sneha's sapling. Sneha watered it. (c) Sneha planted her sapling. She watered it.
18. 18.Tenzin wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) wooden
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) smooth
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Hid under the bed.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Pooja drawing in class?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The new student. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun cooks rice for lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
25. 25.These words are mixed up: plays / the / in / Saanvi / park / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi plays in the park cricket. (b) Saanvi cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Saanvi cricket in the park. (d) Saanvi plays cricket in the park.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav cricket plays in the park. (b) Aarav plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Aarav cricket in the park. (d) Aarav plays cricket in the park.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The firefighters. (d) When the school bus came.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) we (c) a (d) on
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ishaan found a white shell. (b) Ishaan found a shell. (c) Ishaan found a small shell. (d) Ishaan found a small white shell.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Why is Farhan laughing? (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Pooja flies a kite on the roof.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Isha rice for lunch. (c) Isha cooks rice for lunch. (d) Isha cooks for lunch rice.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Isha picked Isha's mango. Isha ate it. (c) Isha picked her mango. Her ate it.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rahul is reading today? (b) Is what Rahul reading today? (c) What is Rahul reading today? (d) Rahul is what reading today?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.These words are mixed up: the / Sundays / car / on / Kavya / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Kavya the car on Sundays. (c) Kavya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Kavya the car washes on Sundays.
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted a small pot. (b) Maria painted a small orange pot. (c) Maria painted a pot. (d) Maria painted an orange pot.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) If you come early. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The old farmer.

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