Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 167 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Joseph going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat on the wall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Diya going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) A green parrot. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
11. 11.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) prickly (d) sweet
13. 13.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) wooden (c) huge
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran bought Simran's book. Simran read it. (b) Simran bought her book. Her read it. (c) Simran bought her book. She read it.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) bright (d) noisy
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to mysuru by train.” (a) train (b) to (c) by (d) mysuru
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
23. 23.Which of these is a command? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Tenzin drinks warm milk before bed. (c) What a big cake! (d) Why is Joseph laughing?
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) While Mum was cooking.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The players. (d) Grabbed a banana.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “nisha and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) A big black crow.
29. 29.Vikram wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) round
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “people” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “got”
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first thursday of July.” (a) thursday (b) first (c) on (d) birthday
36. 36.Zoya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) spicy (c) bright
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “she” (d) after “The”
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it.
40. 40.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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