Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 172 · 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) The bright moon. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “The” (c) after “it” (d) after “sky”
3. 3.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) smooth (d) spicy
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Isha was born in the month of june.” (a) month (b) born (c) june (d) in
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) salty (d) prickly
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) rough
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
15. 15.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Arjun wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) slow (c) quick
17. 17.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) sticky
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun plays in the park cricket. (b) Arjun cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Arjun cricket in the park. (d) Arjun plays cricket in the park.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Yash the dog on Sundays. (c) Yash the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Yash brushes the dog on Sundays.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) bitter
23. 23.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a round pot. (b) Tenzin painted a round orange pot. (c) Tenzin painted a pot. (d) Tenzin painted an orange pot.
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Pooja travelling to school? (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) Rahul draws a picture in art class. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in chennai starts in september.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The tall tree. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Slept on the sofa.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) My grandmother. (d) Since it was late.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to kolkata for christmas last year.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) loud
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (c) What a clever crow! (d) Why is Sneha crying?
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Zoya baked Zoya's cake. Zoya shared it. (c) Zoya baked her cake. Her shared it.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) made (b) my (c) sweets (d) aunt
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) What a clever crow! (b) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi? (c) Riya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Joseph baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Joseph baked Joseph's cake. Joseph shared it.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
38. 38.Arjun wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) purple (c) smart
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Counted the coins.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)

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