Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 163 · 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.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Because the shop was closed.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) bitter (d) quiet
5. 5.These words are mixed up: on / Rahul / the / flies / kite / a / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof. (c) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (d) Rahul a kite flies on the roof.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a balloon. (b) Aisha bought a big balloon. (c) Aisha bought a red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a big red balloon.
7. 7.Dev wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) hungry (c) slow
8. 8.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Aarav saw an orange butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a butterfly.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Told us a story.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Playing with my friends.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Left the station at nine.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan found his kite. He flew it. (b) Farhan found Farhan's kite. Farhan flew it. (c) Farhan found his kite. Him flew it.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is why crying? (b) Why is Yash crying? (c) Is why Yash crying? (d) Why Yash is crying?
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Meera crying? (b) Why Meera is crying? (c) Why is Meera crying? (d) Meera is why crying?
16. 16.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) salty (d) loud
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “milk” (c) after “over” (d) after “off”
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Joseph lost Joseph's pencil. Joseph found it. (c) Joseph lost his pencil. Him found it.
20. 20.Priya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) square (c) noisy
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “diya wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) new (b) on (c) diya (d) wore
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “hurt” (b) after “he” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “bicycle”
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) What is Zoya drawing in class? (c) Isha writes a poem every week. (d) Wait for me at the gate.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aisha picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Aisha picked a yellow flower. (c) Aisha picked a pretty flower. (d) Aisha picked a flower.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The little puppy.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from bhopal in december.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) Ishaan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Why is Rohan laughing?
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha wore new clothes on holi.” (a) wore (b) new (c) holi (d) clothes
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) If you come early. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in kolkata on Monday.” (a) on (b) in (c) visited (d) kolkata
38. 38.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Riya saw an orange butterfly. (b) Riya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Riya saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Riya saw a butterfly.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) park (b) with (c) i (d) to
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “it” (c) after “for” (d) after “hungry”

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