Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 297 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Fell all night. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) salty (d) shiny
3. 3.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which of these is a question? (a) Imran waters the plants in the evening. (b) Where is Arjun going after school? (c) Please close the door. (d) How cute the puppy is!
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last monday i went to shimla by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
9. 9.Simran wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) square (c) cross
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Riya the ball in the garden. (c) Riya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Riya kicks the ball in the garden.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Our cat. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) bright (c) sticky (d) quiet
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) bright (c) rough (d) loud
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Arjun a kite on the roof. (c) Arjun a kite flies on the roof. (d) Arjun flies a kite on the roof.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran lost Imran's pencil. Imran found it. (b) Imran lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Imran lost his pencil. Him found it.
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja painted Pooja's pot. Pooja sold it. (b) Pooja painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Pooja painted her pot. Her sold it.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) My sister.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) sweet
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “race” (d) after “cheered”
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tasty samosa!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green because it was very sweet.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “seed” (b) after “watered” (c) after “planted” (d) after “it”
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ananya flew a small kite. (b) Ananya flew a small yellow kite. (c) Ananya flew a yellow kite. (d) Ananya flew a kite.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is who calling? (b) Who is Nisha calling? (c) Is who Nisha calling? (d) Who Nisha is calling?
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “rang” (c) after “children” (d) after “bell”
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Yash rice for lunch. (b) Yash rice cooks for lunch. (c) Yash cooks for lunch rice. (d) Yash cooks rice for lunch.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cute the puppy is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (c) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (d) Tenzin packs at night the school bag.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
38. 38.These words are mixed up: in / the / cricket / Rohan / park / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Rohan cricket in the park. (c) Rohan cricket plays in the park. (d) Rohan plays in the park cricket.
39. 39.Kunal wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) lovely (c) ugly
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Since it was late. (d) Ended at five o'clock.

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