Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 414 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our teacher. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin bought his book. He read it. (b) Tenzin bought his book. Him read it. (c) Tenzin bought Tenzin's book. Tenzin read it.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The rain fell all night.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
10. 10.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Yash opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Yash opened an umbrella. (c) Yash opened a big umbrella. (d) Yash opened a big yellow umbrella.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Priya wrote Priya's poem. Priya read it. (c) Priya wrote her poem. Her read it.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin made Tenzin's card. Tenzin posted it. (b) Tenzin made his card. Him posted it. (c) Tenzin made his card. He posted it.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) sour (d) colourful
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The school bus. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Aisha travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kabir found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kabir found Kabir's kite. Kabir flew it.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Maria leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Maria leaving for Delhi? (c) When Maria is leaving for Delhi? (d) Maria is when leaving for Delhi?
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “Our” (c) after “we” (d) after “practised”
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The players ran onto the field.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a brown dog. (b) Kabir saw a small brown dog. (c) Kabir saw a small dog. (d) Kabir saw a dog.
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Tenzin drawing in class? (b) Nisha cooks rice for lunch. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) What a cute puppy!
27. 27.Which of these is a command? (a) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) What is Imran reading today? (d) How clever the crow is!
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Zoya eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kunal opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Kunal opened a small umbrella. (c) Kunal opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Kunal opened an umbrella.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Manav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Manav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Manav Grandma in the kitchen.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “My” (d) after “it”
32. 32.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a big black dog. (b) Farhan saw a dog. (c) Farhan saw a big dog. (d) Farhan saw a black dog.
33. 33.Vikram wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) round (c) damp
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Yash calling? (b) Who is Yash calling? (c) Yash is who calling? (d) Who Yash is calling?
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is what reading today? (b) What is Sneha reading today? (c) What Sneha is reading today? (d) Is what Sneha reading today?
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a big kite. (b) Ishaan flew a yellow kite. (c) Ishaan flew a kite. (d) Ishaan flew a big yellow kite.
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Omkar laughing? (b) Why Omkar is laughing? (c) Omkar is why laughing? (d) Is why Omkar laughing?
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha and i played in the park on Friday.” (a) i (b) the (c) played (d) and
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Counted the coins. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.

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