Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 254 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
2. 2.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) sour (d) prickly
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
6. 6.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Saanvi visits the library on Fridays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) school (b) after (c) in (d) our
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Tenzin wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Tenzin wrote Tenzin's poem. Tenzin read it.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Meera picked Meera's mango. Meera ate it. (c) Meera picked her mango. Her ate it.
13. 13.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “on” (c) after “people” (d) after “got”
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Aisha 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
19. 19.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tenzin drew a red house. (b) Tenzin drew a small house. (c) Tenzin drew a house. (d) Tenzin drew a small red house.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Dev saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Dev saw a butterfly. (c) Dev saw an orange butterfly. (d) Dev saw a tiny butterfly.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “says” (c) after “every” (d) after “talk”
24. 24.These words are mixed up: school / a / to / Nisha / rides / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Nisha a bicycle to school. (b) Nisha a bicycle rides to school. (c) Nisha rides to school a bicycle. (d) Nisha rides a bicycle to school.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a big dog. (b) Meera saw a white dog. (c) Meera saw a dog. (d) Meera saw a big white dog.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) bright
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Saanvi a song in the morning. (b) Saanvi sings in the morning a song. (c) Saanvi a song sings in the morning. (d) Saanvi sings a song in the morning.
33. 33.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kavya going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the library visits on Fridays. (b) Ishaan visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Ishaan the library on Fridays. (d) Ishaan visits the library on Fridays.
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Simran travelling to school? (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) What a beautiful garden!
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) and (b) in (c) jaipur (d) visited
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) My aunt.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from pune in October.” (a) came (b) pune (c) from (d) uncle

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