Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 648 · 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 sentence describes the mango best? (a) Farhan ate a mango. (b) Farhan ate a big mango. (c) Farhan ate a big yellow mango. (d) Farhan ate a yellow mango.
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Where is Vikram going after school? (d) Rahul catches the bus at seven.
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Tenzin cooks rice for lunch. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Why is Omkar laughing? (d) Please feed the cat.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Meera cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
8. 8.Pooja wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) hungry
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Sneha a poem every week. (c) Sneha writes a poem every week. (d) Sneha writes every week a poem.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “drank” (c) after “hot” (d) after “It”
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) prickly
12. 12.Pooja wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) wealthy (c) poor
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
16. 16.Sneha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) wooden
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays. (c) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “was”
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) on (c) we (d) a
20. 20.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My grandmother. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) My best friend. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a bag. (b) Imran carried a big blue bag. (c) Imran carried a big bag. (d) Imran carried a blue bag.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Farhan rides a bicycle to school. (b) What is Simran eating for lunch? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Open your books to page ten.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Maria saw an elephant. (b) Maria saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Maria saw a grey elephant. (d) Maria saw a huge elephant.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kunal reading today?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The new student sat next to me.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The rain fell all night.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav reads at night a storybook. (b) Manav reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (d) Manav a storybook reads at night.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Checked my throat. (d) As soon as we reached home.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of november.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) My little brother. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from agra in august.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
36. 36.These words are mixed up: a / sings / song / the / in / morning / Tenzin
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin sings a song in the morning. (b) Tenzin sings in the morning a song. (c) Tenzin a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Tenzin a song in the morning.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in delhi on Wednesday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) fort (d) delhi
38. 38.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) salty (d) fluffy
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She

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