Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 503 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The school bell.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sour
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Yash reads a storybook at night.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a black bag. (b) Yash carried a big bag. (c) Yash carried a big black bag. (d) Yash carried a bag.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) sour
8. 8.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav washed Manav's bicycle. Manav rode it. (b) Manav washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Manav washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) salty
12. 12.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Joseph saw a big elephant. (b) Joseph saw an elephant. (c) Joseph saw a big grey elephant. (d) Joseph saw a grey elephant.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal packs the school bag at night.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
15. 15.These words are mixed up: banana / school / a / eats / after / Vikram
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (b) Vikram eats after school a banana. (c) Vikram a banana eats after school. (d) Vikram eats a banana after school.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “a” (c) after “then” (d) after “homework”
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi was born in the month of July.” (a) in (b) saanvi (c) the (d) of
18. 18.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.These words are mixed up: bag / the / school / night / Riya / at / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya packs the school bag at night. (b) Riya the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Riya the school bag at night. (d) Riya packs at night the school bag.
20. 20.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
22. 22.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a butterfly. (b) Aisha saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Aisha saw a blue butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a tiny butterfly.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rahul drawing in class? (b) Rahul is what drawing in class? (c) What Rahul is drawing in class? (d) What is Rahul drawing in class?
24. 24.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ishaan saw a dog. (b) Ishaan saw a little dog. (c) Ishaan saw a little black dog. (d) Ishaan saw a black dog.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Watered the plants. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Our cat. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Yash is laughing? (b) Why is Yash laughing? (c) Is why Yash laughing? (d) Yash is why laughing?
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Nisha a banana after school. (b) Nisha eats after school a banana. (c) Nisha a banana eats after school. (d) Nisha eats a banana after school.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: flies / a / roof / Rahul / kite / the / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul flies on the roof a kite. (b) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof. (d) Rahul a kite flies on the roof.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Meera eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The tiny ant. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “his” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The postman.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.These words are mixed up: to / Omkar / a / rides / school / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar a bicycle rides to school. (b) Omkar rides a bicycle to school. (c) Omkar rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rides Omkar a bicycle to school.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.

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