Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 506 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) Running in the park. (d) The bright moon.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Aisha saw a blue butterfly. (c) Aisha saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a butterfly.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Tara is calling? (b) Tara is who calling? (c) Who is Tara calling? (d) Is who Tara calling?
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “our” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Nisha saw a dog. (b) Nisha saw a little dog. (c) Nisha saw a white dog. (d) Nisha saw a little white dog.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Kabir laughing? (b) Kabir is why laughing? (c) Why is Kabir laughing? (d) Why Kabir is laughing?
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The brown cow. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) on (b) met (c) our (d) we
13. 13.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kabir wore a blue cap. (b) Kabir wore an old cap. (c) Kabir wore a cap. (d) Kabir wore an old blue cap.
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) colourful
17. 17.Kunal wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) wooden
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev eats a banana after school. (b) Dev a banana eats after school. (c) Dev eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Dev a banana after school.
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it. (c) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “we” (c) after “turned” (d) after “over”
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “fell” (d) after “off”
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of october.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
28. 28.Aisha wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wooden
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Farhan travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.These words are mixed up: in / the / plants / Rohan / the / waters / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (b) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Rohan the plants waters in the evening.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) dog (c) with (d) on
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “reached” (c) after “beach” (d) after “the”
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Imran a storybook at night. (b) Imran reads a storybook at night. (c) Imran reads at night a storybook. (d) Imran a storybook reads at night.
38. 38.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Saanvi Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Saanvi Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Saanvi helps in the kitchen Grandma.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya draws a picture in art class.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement

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