Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 174 · 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 sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Ananya carried a heavy bag. (c) Ananya carried a blue bag. (d) Ananya carried a bag.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The train. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) bright
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Why is Imran laughing? (d) Yash washes the car on Sundays.
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (c) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav painted Aarav's pot. Aarav sold it. (b) Aarav painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Aarav painted his pot. He sold it.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Aarav kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Why is Kabir laughing? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) How lovely the song is!
10. 10.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a small kite. (b) Dev flew a small yellow kite. (c) Dev flew a kite. (d) Dev flew a yellow kite.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) My aunt.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi found Saanvi's kite. Saanvi flew it. (b) Saanvi found her kite. She flew it. (c) Saanvi found her kite. Her flew it.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: kicks / ball / in / Rahul / the / garden / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Rahul the ball in the garden. (b) Rahul the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Rahul kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Rahul kicks the ball in the garden.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
15. 15.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 “liked” (d) after “The”
16. 16.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
18. 18.Nisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) purple
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it. (b) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (c) Vikram eats after school a banana. (d) Vikram eats a banana after school.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
24. 24.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from surat in january.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha reads a storybook at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first monday of November.” (a) the (b) is (c) first (d) monday
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “won” (c) after “team” (d) after “hard”
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) loud (d) prickly
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) and (b) i (c) park (d) on
33. 33.These words are mixed up: cat / morning / every / Kunal / feeds / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Kunal the cat every morning. (c) Kunal feeds the cat every morning. (d) Kunal feeds every morning the cat.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Farhan travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aarav reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Until the rain stopped.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Meera wore a new cap. (b) Meera wore a cap. (c) Meera wore a new red cap. (d) Meera wore a red cap.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev cooks rice for lunch. (b) Dev rice cooks for lunch. (c) Dev cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Dev rice for lunch.
39. 39.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) The bright moon. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Until the rain stopped.

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