Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 654 · 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) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The players. (d) Collected nuts.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Flew high in the sky.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How clever the crow is!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Nisha / sings / in / song / morning / a / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Nisha a song in the morning. (b) Nisha a song sings in the morning. (c) Nisha sings in the morning a song. (d) Nisha sings a song in the morning.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Nisha ate a ripe mango. (b) Nisha ate a big mango. (c) Nisha ate a big ripe mango. (d) Nisha ate a mango.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) spicy
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: feeds / the / every / Farhan / cat / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan the cat feeds every morning. (b) Farhan feeds every morning the cat. (c) Farhan feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Farhan the cat every morning.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Rohan leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
14. 14.Zoya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) round
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) kabir (b) the (c) on (d) played
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir met Zoya at the station in lucknow.” (a) met (b) in (c) at (d) lucknow
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Ananya rice for lunch. (b) Ananya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Ananya cooks for lunch rice. (d) Ananya rice cooks for lunch.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The postman. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Put out the fire.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Friday of April.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) of (d) my
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The train. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) bitter (d) bright
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) When is Arjun leaving for Delhi? (d) Rohan draws a picture in art class.
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (b) How lovely the song is! (c) What is Kabir drawing in class? (d) Put your books in the bag.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph visits on Fridays the library. (b) Joseph the library visits on Fridays. (c) Joseph visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Joseph the library on Fridays.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kunal saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Kunal saw a blue butterfly. (c) Kunal saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Kunal saw a butterfly.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: morning / Arjun / cat / the / feeds / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun feeds the cat every morning. (b) Arjun feeds every morning the cat. (c) Arjun the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Arjun the cat every morning.
35. 35.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph lives near the lake in Agra.” (a) joseph (b) lives (c) near (d) the
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) park (b) on (c) i (d) played
39. 39.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “basket” (c) after “a” (d) after “were”

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