Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 186 · 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 brown cow. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Although he was tired.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Isha wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) spicy (c) brave
7. 7.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) on (b) our (c) christmas (d) all
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Rohan is crying? (b) Is why Rohan crying? (c) Rohan is why crying? (d) Why is Rohan crying?
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) loud (d) colourful
13. 13.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Meera brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Meera the dog on Sundays. (d) Meera the dog brushes on Sundays.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “train” (b) after “people” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “The”
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha washes on Sundays the car. (b) Isha washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Isha the car on Sundays. (d) Isha the car washes on Sundays.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Nisha fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Nisha fixed Nisha's toy car. Nisha played with it.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a yellow kite. (b) Kunal flew a big kite. (c) Kunal flew a big yellow kite. (d) Kunal flew a kite.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
23. 23.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “can” (c) after “parrot” (d) after “says”
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Tara Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Tara helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Tara Grandma helps in the kitchen.
28. 28.Tara wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Friday I went to Pune by train.” (a) last (b) train (c) to (d) went
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav was born in the month of september.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria was born in the month of november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Running in the park. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) My little brother.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our neighbours.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) fluffy
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is drawing in class? (b) Tenzin is what drawing in class? (c) What is Tenzin drawing in class? (d) Is what Tenzin drawing in class?
37. 37.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Kabir wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) round (c) chilly
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from shimla in february.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Told us a story.

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