Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 151 · 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.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) wooden (c) noisy
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara cricket plays in the park. (b) Tara plays cricket in the park. (c) Tara plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Tara cricket in the park.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The old farmer. (c) Before the sun set. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Sat next to me.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “planted” (c) after “seed” (d) after “watered”
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to lucknow for Holi last year.” (a) went (b) lucknow (c) for (d) to
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara a storybook reads at night. (b) Tara reads a storybook at night. (c) Tara reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Tara a storybook at night.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Tenzin fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Tenzin fixed Tenzin's toy car. Tenzin played with it.
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The new student. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Sat on the wall.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Saanvi the room every Saturday. (b) Saanvi the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Saanvi cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Saanvi cleans the room every Saturday.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “the” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “race”
20. 20.Which of these is a statement? (a) How long the train is! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) When is Meera leaving for Delhi? (d) Rohan sings a song in the morning.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Tara travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) sticky (d) noisy
25. 25.Kabir wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) square (c) dry
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Farhan going after school? (b) Where is Farhan going after school? (c) Where Farhan is going after school? (d) Farhan is where going after school?
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a green bicycle. (b) Dev rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Dev rode a bicycle. (d) Dev rode a shiny bicycle.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Meera bought a red balloon. (b) Meera bought a round red balloon. (c) Meera bought a round balloon. (d) Meera bought a balloon.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Eating a big mango.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Aisha baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Aisha baked Aisha's cake. Aisha shared it.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Maria leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (b) Nisha the school bag packs at night. (c) Nisha packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Nisha the school bag at night.

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