Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 517 · 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?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) shiny
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Diya plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “inside” (c) after “strong” (d) after “was”
5. 5.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (b) How cute the puppy is! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Dev reads a storybook at night.
6. 6.Dev wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) ugly (c) lovely
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) school (b) our (c) reopens (d) after
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Zoya going after school? (b) Where is Zoya going after school? (c) Where Zoya is going after school? (d) Zoya is where going after school?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) sour (c) quiet (d) colourful
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha and Tenzin will come to my house on Monday.” (a) come (b) and (c) isha (d) will
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “for” (c) after “it” (d) after “was”
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) colourful
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
16. 16.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Yash ate a yellow mango. (b) Yash ate a big yellow mango. (c) Yash ate a big mango. (d) Yash ate a mango.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: the / plays / cricket / in / park / Saanvi
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Saanvi cricket in the park. (b) Saanvi plays in the park cricket. (c) Saanvi plays cricket in the park. (d) Saanvi cricket plays in the park.
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) What is Vikram drawing in class? (c) What a lovely song! (d) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi?
22. 22.These words are mixed up: the / Aisha / on / visits / library / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (b) Visits Aisha the library on Fridays. (c) Aisha visits on Fridays the library. (d) Aisha the library visits on Fridays.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) If you come early. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
24. 24.Isha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) calm (c) cross
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) If you come early. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) The new student.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Manav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Manav warm milk before bed. (d) Manav drinks before bed warm milk.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to agra by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Sneha laughing? (b) Why Sneha is laughing? (c) Why is Sneha laughing? (d) Sneha is why laughing?
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “was” (c) after “late” (d) after “The”
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria was born in the month of january.” (a) born (b) january (c) was (d) in
37. 37.Kavya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
38. 38.Farhan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) bright (c) dull
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Ran across the garden.
40. 40.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)

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