Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 592 · 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 is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Riya opened an umbrella. (b) Riya opened a small umbrella. (c) Riya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Riya opened a small striped umbrella.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Maria found a white shell. (b) Maria found a shell. (c) Maria found a tiny shell. (d) Maria found a tiny white shell.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (b) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (c) Joseph cricket plays in the park. (d) Plays Joseph cricket in the park.
5. 5.Maria wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The postman brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How sweet the mango is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kunal reading today? (b) What Kunal is reading today? (c) Kunal is what reading today? (d) Is what Kunal reading today?
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Sneha calling?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (c) Tenzin carried a heavy bag. (d) Tenzin carried a bag.
11. 11.Which of these is a command? (a) Maria drinks warm milk before bed. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Where is Rahul going after school? (d) Sit down quietly.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Arjun is laughing? (b) Is why Arjun laughing? (c) Why is Arjun laughing? (d) Arjun is why laughing?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The firefighters. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) If you come early.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.These words are mixed up: rice / cooks / lunch / for / Kunal
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch. (c) Kunal cooks for lunch rice. (d) Kunal rice cooks for lunch.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “cake” (c) after “baked” (d) after “it”
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Rahul ate a juicy mango. (b) Rahul ate a mango. (c) Rahul ate a yellow mango. (d) Rahul ate a juicy yellow mango.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The red kite. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha feeds every morning the cat. (b) Isha feeds the cat every morning. (c) Isha the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Isha the cat every morning.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Aisha the library on Fridays. (b) Aisha the library visits on Fridays. (c) Aisha visits on Fridays the library. (d) Aisha visits the library on Fridays.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Arjun a kite on the roof. (b) Arjun flies a kite on the roof. (c) Arjun a kite flies on the roof. (d) Arjun flies on the roof a kite.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) quiet
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “train” (c) after “on” (d) after “arrived”
28. 28.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) My grandmother. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) bright (d) rough
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “barked” (d) after “hungry”
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Imran lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Imran lost Imran's pencil. Imran found it.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
36. 36.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
38. 38.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) the (b) in (c) reopens (d) april
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar made his card. He posted it. (b) Omkar made Omkar's card. Omkar posted it. (c) Omkar made his card. Him posted it.

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