Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 448 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) noisy
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
5. 5.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Kunal eating for lunch? (b) Please feed the cat. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Sneha eats a banana after school.
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cold morning! (b) Switch off the fan. (c) What is Priya reading today? (d) Isha writes a poem every week.
8. 8.Ananya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) wooden
9. 9.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) The postman. (c) When the school bus came. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) i (b) go (c) the (d) park
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) rough
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from indore in february.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Indore.” (a) zoo (b) in (c) i (d) visited
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Pooja playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from indore in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) A big black crow.
22. 22.Dev wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) round (c) smart
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in mysuru on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The firefighters. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) Eating a big mango.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Rohan laughing? (b) Is why Rohan laughing? (c) Why Rohan is laughing? (d) Rohan is why laughing?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Tenzin reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “we”
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The bright moon. (d) After we ate lunch.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Sat on the wall.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last monday i went to kochi by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Nisha rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Nisha rode a green bicycle. (c) Nisha rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Nisha rode a bicycle.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The school bus.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is why crying? (b) Why Arjun is crying? (c) Why is Arjun crying? (d) Is why Arjun crying?
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Tara the bus at seven. (b) Tara catches the bus at seven. (c) Tara the bus catches at seven. (d) Tara catches at seven the bus.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)

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