Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 21 · 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?
   “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a cold morning! (b) Where is Ananya going after school? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Aarav washes the car on Sundays.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a pretty flower. (b) Manav picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Manav picked a flower. (d) Manav picked a yellow flower.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Where is Aisha playing cricket? (c) Imran packs the school bag at night. (d) Please close the door.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Tara drawing in class? (b) Tara is what drawing in class? (c) What is Tara drawing in class? (d) What Tara is drawing in class?
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) bright (d) sticky
11. 11.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a tiny white shell. (b) Kunal found a tiny shell. (c) Kunal found a white shell. (d) Kunal found a shell.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) My little brother. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “beach” (c) after “sand” (d) after “the”
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the bus catches at seven. (b) Arjun catches at seven the bus. (c) Arjun catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Arjun the bus at seven.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Rang loudly.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sour (d) smooth
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Our cat. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Since it was late.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last monday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3
23. 23.Dev wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.These words are mixed up: the / song / morning / sings / in / a / Imran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran sings in the morning a song. (b) Imran a song sings in the morning. (c) Imran sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Imran a song in the morning.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: plants / Meera / evening / the / waters / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (b) Meera the plants waters in the evening. (c) Meera waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Meera the plants in the evening.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) lake (b) kochi (c) near (d) the
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Ananya going after school? (b) Please speak slowly. (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Arjun plays cricket in the park.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aarav wore a blue cap. (b) Aarav wore a cap. (c) Aarav wore a new cap. (d) Aarav wore a new blue cap.
35. 35.Rohan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) round (c) quick
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Kavya fixed Kavya's toy car. Kavya played with it. (c) Kavya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
37. 37.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Meera drawing in class? (b) Please close the door. (c) Rahul plays cricket in the park. (d) What a noisy market!
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Farhan the school bag at night. (c) Farhan packs the school bag at night. (d) Farhan packs at night the school bag.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it.

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