Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 208 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Our cat.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The tall tree. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Priya saw an elephant. (b) Priya saw a big elephant. (c) Priya saw a big grey elephant. (d) Priya saw a grey elephant.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) spicy
7. 7.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ishaan saw a dog. (b) Ishaan saw a black dog. (c) Ishaan saw a little black dog. (d) Ishaan saw a little dog.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “went” (c) after “we” (d) after “closed”
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to shimla for Onam last year.” (a) last (b) to (c) shimla (d) year
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) maths (c) sunday (d) have
11. 11.These words are mixed up: the / a / kite / on / Tara / flies / roof
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Tara a kite on the roof. (c) Tara flies on the roof a kite. (d) Tara flies a kite on the roof.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The new student sat next to me.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Rahul a picture in art class. (c) Rahul draws in art class a picture. (d) Rahul draws a picture in art class.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
17. 17.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.These words are mixed up: roof / flies / kite / a / the / Priya / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Priya a kite on the roof. (c) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Priya flies on the roof a kite.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Vikram 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
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
22. 22.These words are mixed up: bed / before / drinks / Aarav / warm / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Aarav warm milk before bed. (c) Aarav warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan bought Ishaan's book. Ishaan read it. (b) Ishaan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Ishaan bought his book. He read it.
24. 24.These words are mixed up: the / Maria / roof / kite / flies / on / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Maria a kite on the roof. (c) Maria flies on the roof a kite. (d) Maria a kite flies on the roof.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Why is Meera laughing? (c) How colourful the rangoli is! (d) Tenzin packs the school bag at night.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.Yash wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) square (c) noisy
29. 29.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Surat.” (a) in (b) i (c) a (d) cousin
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Omkar wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) square
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rohan drawing in class? (b) What Rohan is drawing in class? (c) Rohan is what drawing in class? (d) What is Rohan drawing in class?
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A big black crow. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “Our” (c) after “won” (d) after “hard”
38. 38.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Joseph draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question

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