Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 218 · 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?
   “My best friend.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The school bell. (d) Since it was late.
3. 3.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Why is Kabir crying? (c) Ishaan writes a poem every week. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My little brother.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Imran eating for lunch? (b) Is what Imran eating for lunch? (c) Imran is what eating for lunch? (d) What Imran is eating for lunch?
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “bus” (c) after “at” (d) after “late”
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My best friend. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Stopped at the gate.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rahul flies a kite on the roof.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to pune for eid last year.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Dev the car on Sundays. (c) Dev washes on Sundays the car. (d) Dev washes the car on Sundays.
12. 12.Rahul wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) brave (c) round
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Kavya found Kavya's kite. Kavya flew it. (c) Kavya found her kite. She flew it.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal planted Kunal's sapling. Kunal watered it. (b) Kunal planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Kunal planted his sapling. He watered it.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Danced in the rain.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in indore starts in june.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) sour (d) shiny
24. 24.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Pooja carried a bag. (b) Pooja carried a black bag. (c) Pooja carried a big bag. (d) Pooja carried a big black bag.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: poem / a / week / Ishaan / writes / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan writes every week a poem. (b) Ishaan a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Ishaan a poem every week. (d) Ishaan writes a poem every week.
27. 27.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Because it was raining.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aarav flew a green kite. (b) Aarav flew a big green kite. (c) Aarav flew a kite. (d) Aarav flew a big kite.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
35. 35.Zoya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) smart (c) silly
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Omkar the cat every morning. (b) Omkar feeds the cat every morning. (c) Omkar feeds every morning the cat. (d) Omkar the cat feeds every morning.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) quiet
39. 39.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) rough (d) colourful

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