Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 323 · 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) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The baby elephant.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Priya a picture in art class. (c) Priya a picture draws in art class. (d) Priya draws in art class a picture.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Imran planted Imran's sapling. Imran watered it. (c) Imran planted his sapling. He watered it.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cute puppy” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) prickly (d) colourful
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (b) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: waters / evening / plants / Zoya / the / the / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Zoya the plants in the evening. (b) Zoya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Zoya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Zoya waters the plants in the evening.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) baisakhi (b) our (c) cousins (d) met
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Vikram playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a pink shell. (b) Aarav found a tiny shell. (c) Aarav found a tiny pink shell. (d) Aarav found a shell.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Vikram travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “fell” (c) after “his” (d) after “off”
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Where is Priya playing cricket?
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof. (c) Sneha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Sneha flies on the roof a kite.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) loud (d) bitter
21. 21.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last wednesday I went to Surat by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) train (d) wednesday
23. 23.These words are mixed up: the / Grandma / kitchen / Maria / in / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in lucknow on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) spicy (d) bright
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Kavya is going after school? (b) Kavya is where going after school? (c) Where is Kavya going after school? (d) Is where Kavya going after school?
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The new student sat next to me.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) A green parrot. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Isha painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Isha painted Isha's pot. Isha sold it.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Pooja flew a small kite. (b) Pooja flew a small red kite. (c) Pooja flew a kite. (d) Pooja flew a red kite.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
36. 36.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The brown cow. (d) While Mum was cooking.
38. 38.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Grandpa.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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