Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 376 · 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 little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My sister. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Omkar saw an elephant. (b) Omkar saw a big elephant. (c) Omkar saw a big grey elephant. (d) Omkar saw a grey elephant.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Saanvi flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) salty
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) salty (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) loud
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Priya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Priya picked Priya's mango. Priya ate it.
8. 8.Aarav wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) purple (c) afraid
9. 9.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a round orange pot. (b) Manav painted an orange pot. (c) Manav painted a pot. (d) Manav painted a round pot.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Maria bought a purple balloon. (b) Maria bought a big purple balloon. (c) Maria bought a balloon. (d) Maria bought a big balloon.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a black bag. (b) Aisha carried a bag. (c) Aisha carried a heavy bag. (d) Aisha carried a heavy black bag.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aisha rides a bicycle to school.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) Who is Zoya calling? (c) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (d) How cute the puppy is!
16. 16.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Agra.” (a) my (b) and (c) cousin (d) in
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) prickly (d) sweet
20. 20.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / rice / Rahul / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch. (b) Rahul cooks for lunch rice. (c) Rahul rice cooks for lunch. (d) Rahul cooks rice for lunch.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The players ran onto the field.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Zoya drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) the (b) played (c) joseph (d) park
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) we (b) met (c) all (d) cousins
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “closed” (d) after “was”
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) loud
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “she” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “pen”
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) Running in the park. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The wind.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Gave fresh milk.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
33. 33.Kabir wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) spicy (c) chilly
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “dark” (c) after “turned” (d) after “soon”
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Kabir is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Kabir leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Kabir leaving for Delhi?
36. 36.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya rides a bicycle to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rohan picked a tiny flower. (b) Rohan picked a flower. (c) Rohan picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Rohan picked a yellow flower.

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