Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 474 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Arjun writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
2. 2.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Who is Simran calling?
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Arjun playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The old farmer.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rohan saw an elephant. (b) Rohan saw a grey elephant. (c) Rohan saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Rohan saw a huge elephant.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) bitter (d) colourful
11. 11.These words are mixed up: poem / a / every / Riya / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Riya a poem every week. (b) Riya writes every week a poem. (c) Riya writes a poem every week. (d) Riya a poem writes every week.
12. 12.Rahul wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) wooden (c) ugly
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya waters the plants in the evening.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Why is Tenzin crying? (c) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (d) Line up near the door.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Rahul saw an orange butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a butterfly. (d) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly.
16. 16.Omkar wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) square
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The red kite. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: at / seven / bus / the / Vikram / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (b) Vikram catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (d) Vikram catches the bus at seven.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Zoya picked a yellow flower. (b) Zoya picked a tiny flower. (c) Zoya picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Zoya picked a flower.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) prickly (d) shiny
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green because it was very sweet.
26. 26.Which of these is a command? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Why is Aarav crying? (d) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen.
27. 27.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Rahul travelling to school? (b) How is Rahul travelling to school? (c) Rahul is how travelling to school? (d) How Rahul is travelling to school?
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is why laughing? (b) Why Imran is laughing? (c) Why is Imran laughing? (d) Is why Imran laughing?
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Because the shop was closed.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: in / Grandma / kitchen / the / helps / Tenzin
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Tenzin Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Tenzin helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Tenzin Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Saanvi saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Saanvi saw an orange butterfly. (c) Saanvi saw a pretty orange butterfly. (d) Saanvi saw a butterfly.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kabir drawing in class? (b) What Kabir is drawing in class? (c) Is what Kabir drawing in class? (d) Kabir is what drawing in class?
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan writes a poem every week.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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