Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 660 · 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.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Yash picked Yash's mango. Yash ate it. (c) Yash picked his mango. He ate it.
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Joseph flies a kite on the roof. (c) What is Priya eating for lunch? (d) Switch off the fan.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Sunday i went to Surat by train.” (a) i (b) by (c) to (d) train
7. 7.Which of these is a command? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) How bright the moon is! (c) When is Pooja leaving for Delhi? (d) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
9. 9.Imran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) round (c) dull
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Arjun and yash will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) to (b) will (c) yash (d) and
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The train. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Diya eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan rides a bicycle to school.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought his book. Him read it. (b) Aarav bought his book. He read it. (c) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it.
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) What a lovely song! (c) Why is Aisha crying? (d) Rohan feeds the cat every morning.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small because it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “hot” (c) after “very” (d) after “cold”
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Bhopal starts in july.” (a) july (b) big (c) starts (d) in
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sour
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) to (b) my (c) go (d) wednesday
31. 31.These words are mixed up: eats / Sneha / after / banana / a / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Sneha a banana after school. (b) Sneha eats a banana after school. (c) Sneha a banana eats after school. (d) Sneha eats after school a banana.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) The players ran onto the field.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Delhi for Baisakhi last year.” (a) went (b) year (c) last (d) we
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) school (b) october (c) reopens (d) holidays
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) sour (d) quiet
38. 38.These words are mixed up: school / Joseph / eats / after / a / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Joseph a banana after school. (b) Joseph eats a banana after school. (c) Joseph a banana eats after school. (d) Joseph eats after school a banana.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of december.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Our cat.

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