Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 197 · 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?
   “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Meera flew a kite. (b) Meera flew a big kite. (c) Meera flew a red kite. (d) Meera flew a big red kite.
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) What a lovely song! (c) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Why is Isha laughing?
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) colourful
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kunal reads a storybook at night.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “joseph met Pooja at the station in Kolkata.” (a) met (b) joseph (c) in (d) the
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Told us a story. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya planted Zoya's sapling. Zoya watered it. (b) Zoya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Zoya planted her sapling. She watered it.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Zoya a poem every week. (c) Zoya writes every week a poem. (d) Zoya a poem writes every week.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Isha is playing cricket? (b) Is where Isha playing cricket? (c) Isha is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Isha playing cricket?
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Tenzin playing cricket? (b) Is where Tenzin playing cricket? (c) Where Tenzin is playing cricket? (d) Tenzin is where playing cricket?
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) noisy
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof. (c) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (d) Kabir flies on the roof a kite.
17. 17.Ananya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) round (c) glad
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “looked” (d) after “lost”
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) sour
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Simran drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Why is Dev laughing? (d) What a beautiful garden!
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) Riya reads a storybook at night. (b) How is Riya travelling to school? (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) What a funny joke!
25. 25.These words are mixed up: warm / before / drinks / milk / bed / Nisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Nisha warm milk before bed. (b) Nisha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Nisha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Nisha drinks before bed warm milk.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Manav calling? (b) Manav is who calling? (c) Who is Manav calling? (d) Who Manav is calling?
28. 28.Manav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Watered the plants.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Zoya carried a bag. (b) Zoya carried a black bag. (c) Zoya carried a heavy bag. (d) Zoya carried a heavy black bag.
32. 32.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The players. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The peacock. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
36. 36.Kabir wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) hungry
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to kolkata for holi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Rahul plays cricket in the park. (d) How is Rahul travelling to school?
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from pune in september.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
40. 40.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aarav flew a big red kite. (b) Aarav flew a big kite. (c) Aarav flew a kite. (d) Aarav flew a red kite.

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