Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 547 · 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) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) Our cat.
2. 2.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Zoya drawing in class? (b) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) How tall the tree is!
3. 3.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Meera picked a flower. (b) Meera picked a tiny flower. (c) Meera picked a yellow flower. (d) Meera picked a tiny yellow flower.
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Please close the door. (c) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (d) How clever the crow is!
6. 6.Tara wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
7. 7.These words are mixed up: library / Fridays / the / on / Imran / visits
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran the library visits on Fridays. (b) Imran visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Imran the library on Fridays. (d) Imran visits the library on Fridays.
8. 8.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Grandpa.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kavya rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Kavya rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Kavya rode a green bicycle. (d) Kavya rode a bicycle.
14. 14.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) i (b) on (c) park (d) played
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Farhan eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the school bag packs at night. (b) Ishaan packs the school bag at night. (c) Ishaan packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Ishaan the school bag at night.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: library / Fridays / on / the / visits / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria the library visits on Fridays. (b) Maria visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Maria the library on Fridays. (d) Maria visits on Fridays the library.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul and Tenzin will come to my house on monday.” (a) house (b) my (c) will (d) monday
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Told us a story. (c) My little brother. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
23. 23.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
25. 25.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aarav rode a bicycle. (b) Aarav rode a new red bicycle. (c) Aarav rode a new bicycle. (d) Aarav rode a red bicycle.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: the / Diya / cricket / plays / park / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Diya cricket in the park. (b) Diya cricket plays in the park. (c) Diya plays in the park cricket. (d) Diya plays cricket in the park.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Tenzin reading today? (b) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (c) Water the plants today. (d) How big the cake is!
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a little dog. (b) Vikram saw a little white dog. (c) Vikram saw a dog. (d) Vikram saw a white dog.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
33. 33.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Running in the park. (d) The ice cream seller.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “began” (c) after “it” (d) after “to”
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Two ducks.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin met kavya at the station in delhi.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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