Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 331 · 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) My best friend. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
2. 2.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 “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “late”
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is why crying? (b) Why is Pooja crying? (c) Why Pooja is crying? (d) Is why Pooja crying?
4. 4.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Tara drawing in class? (b) Tenzin cooks rice for lunch. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Turn left at the temple.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it. (b) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram reads a storybook at night. (b) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (c) Vikram reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Vikram a storybook at night.
8. 8.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “The” (c) after “out” (d) after “lights”
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) salty (d) bright
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “it” (c) after “turned” (d) after “began”
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) Watered the plants. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) While Mum was cooking.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rohan picked a pretty flower. (b) Rohan picked a white flower. (c) Rohan picked a flower. (d) Rohan picked a pretty white flower.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran feeds the cat every morning. (b) Imran the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (d) Imran feeds every morning the cat.
18. 18.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) sour
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.These words are mixed up: dog / on / the / Saanvi / Sundays / brushes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Saanvi the dog on Sundays. (b) Saanvi the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Saanvi brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Saanvi brushes the dog on Sundays.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) sticky
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Checked my throat. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aisha rode a bicycle. (b) Aisha rode a green bicycle. (c) Aisha rode a new bicycle. (d) Aisha rode a new green bicycle.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: ball / garden / Yash / the / in / kicks / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Yash the ball in the garden. (c) Yash kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Yash kicks in the garden the ball.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
29. 29.Kabir wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) tiny (c) huge
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (c) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (d) What a lovely song!
32. 32.These words are mixed up: school / bicycle / a / rides / to / Farhan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Farhan a bicycle to school. (b) Farhan a bicycle rides to school. (c) Farhan rides a bicycle to school. (d) Farhan rides to school a bicycle.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a big black dog. (b) Rahul saw a big dog. (c) Rahul saw a black dog. (d) Rahul saw a dog.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw an elephant. (b) Sneha saw a big elephant. (c) Sneha saw a big grey elephant. (d) Sneha saw a grey elephant.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) new (b) clothes (c) baisakhi (d) wore
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Before the sun set. (c) My grandmother. (d) Sat next to me.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) made (d) christmas
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Ananya found her kite. She flew it. (c) Ananya found Ananya's kite. Ananya flew it.

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