Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 369 · 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.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “We” (c) after “beach” (d) after “reached”
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Rahul travelling to school? (b) Is how Rahul travelling to school? (c) How Rahul is travelling to school? (d) Rahul is how travelling to school?
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Nisha saw a big dog. (b) Nisha saw a dog. (c) Nisha saw a brown dog. (d) Nisha saw a big brown dog.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The old farmer. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Joseph playing cricket? (b) Joseph is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (d) Where Joseph is playing cricket?
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Farhan laughing?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
12. 12.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (b) How long the train is! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) How is Saanvi travelling to school?
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) loud
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul baked Rahul's cake. Rahul shared it. (b) Rahul baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Rahul baked his cake. Him shared it.
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan found Ishaan's kite. Ishaan flew it. (b) Ishaan found his kite. He flew it. (c) Ishaan found his kite. Him flew it.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My little brother.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “got” (c) after “The” (d) after “arrived”
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Pooja baked Pooja's cake. Pooja shared it. (c) Pooja baked her cake. She shared it.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha lives near the lake in indore.” (a) indore (b) in (c) the (d) lake
25. 25.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
27. 27.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a purple balloon. (b) Dev bought a big balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a big purple balloon.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
30. 30.These words are mixed up: on / dog / Sundays / the / Ananya / brushes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Ananya the dog on Sundays. (d) Ananya the dog brushes on Sundays.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “barked” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “The”
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) Kavya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Please close the door. (c) What a long train! (d) What is Vikram eating for lunch?
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) spicy (c) loud (d) sticky
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My little brother. (d) Told us a story.

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