Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 494 · 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 of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Put out the fire.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) fluffy
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The players. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from chennai in february.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
6. 6.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a bag. (b) Isha carried a black bag. (c) Isha carried a big black bag. (d) Isha carried a big bag.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rahul wore a blue cap. (b) Rahul wore a new cap. (c) Rahul wore a cap. (d) Rahul wore a new blue cap.
8. 8.Which of these is a command? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Where is Simran going after school? (c) What a huge elephant! (d) Rahul reads a storybook at night.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: in / a / the / song / morning / sings / Tenzin
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Tenzin a song in the morning. (c) Tenzin a song sings in the morning. (d) Tenzin sings a song in the morning.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) My little brother.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is who calling? (b) Who is Kavya calling? (c) Is who Kavya calling? (d) Who Kavya is calling?
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Baisakhi.” (a) sweets (b) my (c) for (d) made
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The red kite. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Sat on the wall.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) A big black crow.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The school bell. (d) Splashed in the river.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) noisy (d) prickly
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) loud
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Playing with my friends.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
24. 24.Which of these is a command? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Where is Vikram going after school? (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Arjun waters the plants in the evening.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) If you come early.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Fell all night. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The wind.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
30. 30.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.These words are mixed up: catches / Ishaan / seven / the / bus / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (d) Ishaan catches the bus at seven.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Aarav packed Aarav's bag. Aarav carried it. (c) Aarav packed his bag. He carried it.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The postman.
34. 34.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 and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My father. (d) If you come early.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in january.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3

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