Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 188 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The shopkeeper.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Rahul laughing?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “got” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “people” (d) after “train”
7. 7.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Dev leaving for Delhi? (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What a funny joke! (d) Aarav cooks rice for lunch.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Sneha opened a big umbrella. (b) Sneha opened an umbrella. (c) Sneha opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Sneha opened a big yellow umbrella.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kavya saw a brown dog. (b) Kavya saw a little brown dog. (c) Kavya saw a dog. (d) Kavya saw a little dog.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Ananya a storybook at night. (b) Ananya a storybook reads at night. (c) Ananya reads at night a storybook. (d) Ananya reads a storybook at night.
13. 13.Dev wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Vikram playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) Aarav sings a song in the morning. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Who is Vikram calling?
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) february (b) holidays (c) reopens (d) the
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Saanvi the bus at seven. (c) Saanvi catches the bus at seven. (d) Saanvi the bus catches at seven.
22. 22.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a red kite. (b) Rohan flew a kite. (c) Rohan flew a small kite. (d) Rohan flew a small red kite.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “boiled” (c) after “over” (d) after “off”
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) rough
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Grandpa. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: writes / a / week / Ishaan / poem / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Ishaan a poem every week. (b) Ishaan writes a poem every week. (c) Ishaan writes every week a poem. (d) Ishaan a poem writes every week.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (b) Dev feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Dev the cat every morning. (d) Dev the cat feeds every morning.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) for (d) holi
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
33. 33.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (b) Kunal saw a big elephant. (c) Kunal saw a big grey elephant. (d) Kunal saw an elephant.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a lovely song” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Kabir wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) spicy (c) tiny
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya and i played in the park on Monday.” (a) the (b) and (c) park (d) i
37. 37.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya eats after school a banana. (b) Priya eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Priya a banana after school. (d) Priya a banana eats after school.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The doctor. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a tiny white flower. (b) Manav picked a white flower. (c) Manav picked a tiny flower. (d) Manav picked a flower.

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