Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 471 · 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 is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Yash fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Yash fixed Yash's toy car. Yash played with it.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Priya reading today?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in indore starts in september.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
5. 5.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “dev lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
10. 10.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya picked Zoya's mango. Zoya ate it. (b) Zoya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Zoya picked her mango. She ate it.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a long train!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram and Priya will come to my house on thursday.” (a) come (b) will (c) to (d) thursday
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) Yash brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) What a clever crow! (d) How is Yash travelling to school?
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of september.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in july.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin found Tenzin's kite. Tenzin flew it. (b) Tenzin found his kite. He flew it. (c) Tenzin found his kite. Him flew it.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) loud
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) noisy (d) prickly
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Manav rode a new bicycle. (b) Manav rode a green bicycle. (c) Manav rode a new green bicycle. (d) Manav rode a bicycle.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The old farmer. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
28. 28.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Yash draws a picture in art class. (b) What a cold morning! (c) What is Ishaan eating for lunch? (d) Wait for me at the gate.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Omkar saw a brown dog. (b) Omkar saw a big brown dog. (c) Omkar saw a big dog. (d) Omkar saw a dog.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Our cat.
31. 31.Arjun wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) new (c) ancient
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
34. 34.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.These words are mixed up: at / night / reads / storybook / Meera / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Meera a storybook at night. (c) Meera reads a storybook at night. (d) Meera reads at night a storybook.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it.
38. 38.Which of these is a statement? (a) Ananya sings a song in the morning. (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) How is Manav travelling to school?
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) quiet
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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