Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 420 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “How noisy the market is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Aarav drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
3. 3.These words are mixed up: week / a / writes / Zoya / every / poem
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Zoya a poem every week. (b) Zoya writes a poem every week. (c) Zoya writes every week a poem. (d) Zoya a poem writes every week.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Checked my throat. (d) Since it was late.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Tara packed Tara's bag. Tara carried it. (c) Tara packed her bag. Her carried it.
10. 10.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Kunal laughing?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “The” (c) after “train” (d) after “on”
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted a pot. (b) Aisha painted a small blue pot. (c) Aisha painted a small pot. (d) Aisha painted a blue pot.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Omkar carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Omkar carried a heavy bag. (c) Omkar carried a blue bag. (d) Omkar carried a bag.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) maths (c) test (d) monday
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Kavya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tara met Rahul at the station in chennai.” (a) station (b) the (c) met (d) chennai
23. 23.These words are mixed up: Nisha / the / cat / every / morning / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Nisha the cat every morning. (b) Nisha feeds the cat every morning. (c) Nisha the cat feeds every morning. (d) Nisha feeds every morning the cat.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) quiet
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan plays cricket in the park.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
27. 27.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a small shell. (b) Kabir found a white shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a small white shell.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The doctor.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Ishaan ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Ishaan ate a yellow mango. (c) Ishaan ate a juicy mango. (d) Ishaan ate a mango.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Aarav a storybook at night. (b) Aarav reads at night a storybook. (c) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (d) Aarav a storybook reads at night.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Kochi for holi last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) holi (d) year
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The peacock. (d) Broke his toy car.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sweet
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Kavya eating for lunch? (c) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (d) What Kavya is eating for lunch?
39. 39.Tara wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) My grandmother told us a story.

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