Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 125 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun visits the library on Fridays. (b) Arjun visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Arjun the library on Fridays. (d) Arjun the library visits on Fridays.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Manav travelling to school? (b) Water the plants today. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Meera waters the plants in the evening.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Diya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The firefighters. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “it” (d) after “a”
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in bhopal.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. 10.Which of these is a question? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) What a huge elephant! (c) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (d) Zoya drinks warm milk before bed.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) rough (d) shiny
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sweet
14. 14.Ananya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) spicy
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “spoke”
17. 17.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Isha bought a red balloon. (b) Isha bought a big balloon. (c) Isha bought a balloon. (d) Isha bought a big red balloon.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Sent me a gift.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Two ducks. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) Because the shop was closed.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) A big black crow. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Sent me a gift.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tenzin opened a striped umbrella. (b) Tenzin opened an umbrella. (c) Tenzin opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Tenzin opened a big umbrella.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My aunt. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Checked my throat.
26. 26.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Wednesday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) pune (d) fort
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
32. 32.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The hungry monkey.
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Saanvi drawing in class? (b) Please pass the salt. (c) Imran packs the school bag at night. (d) What a bright moon!
36. 36.Which of these is a command? (a) Yash feeds the cat every morning. (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Who is Kavya calling? (d) How long the train is!
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command

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