Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 16 · 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) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A small mouse. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Manav met Isha at the station in patna.” (a) the (b) patna (c) station (d) at
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to kolkata for onam last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) Aisha catches the bus at seven. (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Why is Ishaan laughing? (d) How funny the joke is!
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Aarav travelling to school? (b) How Aarav is travelling to school? (c) Is how Aarav travelling to school? (d) Aarav is how travelling to school?
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Ishaan going after school? (b) Is where Ishaan going after school? (c) Where Ishaan is going after school? (d) Ishaan is where going after school?
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) loud (d) sweet
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Our teacher. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) While Mum was cooking.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Farhan crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “spoke” (c) after “baby” (d) after “we”
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) Rohan packs the school bag at night. (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Where is Isha playing cricket?
12. 12.Rahul wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) purple (c) hot
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “was” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “hungry”
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rohan carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Rohan carried a bag. (c) Rohan carried a heavy bag. (d) Rohan carried a blue bag.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “children” (d) after “bell”
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “went” (b) after “lit” (c) after “we” (d) after “out”
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a white dog. (b) Aisha saw a dog. (c) Aisha saw a little white dog. (d) Aisha saw a little dog.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
22. 22.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) sweet
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Arjun crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Counted the coins. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Rang loudly. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera met isha at the station in lucknow.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Sneha washes the car on Sundays.
32. 32.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Maria wore an old cap. (b) Maria wore an old blue cap. (c) Maria wore a cap. (d) Maria wore a blue cap.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) colourful
36. 36.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a white dog. (b) Farhan saw a big dog. (c) Farhan saw a dog. (d) Farhan saw a big white dog.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rohan painted a small pot. (b) Rohan painted a pot. (c) Rohan painted a small orange pot. (d) Rohan painted an orange pot.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a pretty flower. (b) Yash picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Yash picked a yellow flower. (d) Yash picked a flower.

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