Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 661 · 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) My sister. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) If you come early.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The peacock.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) prickly (d) salty
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Before the sun set.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Yash washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) bright (d) sour
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Our cat. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The little puppy. (d) As soon as we reached home.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “on” (c) after “got” (d) after “train”
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram and I played in the park on friday.” (a) played (b) and (c) friday (d) park
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya bought her book. She read it. (b) Diya bought her book. Her read it. (c) Diya bought Diya's book. Diya read it.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Joseph planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Joseph planted Joseph's sapling. Joseph watered it.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Aisha leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
15. 15.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aarav painted a pot. (b) Aarav painted a round pot. (c) Aarav painted an orange pot. (d) Aarav painted a round orange pot.
16. 16.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Kavya rides a bicycle to school. (c) Why is Simran crying? (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Pooja met Riya at the station in surat.” (a) station (b) the (c) surat (d) met
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Joseph wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) wooden (c) smart
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya painted Riya's pot. Riya sold it. (b) Riya painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Riya painted her pot. She sold it.
24. 24.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Omkar lost Omkar's pencil. Omkar found it. (c) Omkar lost his pencil. He found it.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Tenzin reading today? (b) What Tenzin is reading today? (c) Is what Tenzin reading today? (d) Tenzin is what reading today?
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The children. (d) Told us a story.
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Diya found her kite. She flew it.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.These words are mixed up: lunch / cooks / rice / for / Ishaan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan rice cooks for lunch. (b) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Ishaan cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Ishaan rice for lunch.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) loud (c) shiny (d) rough
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The firefighters. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) My little brother. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The rain fell all night.
37. 37.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran baked Imran's cake. Imran shared it. (b) Imran baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Imran baked his cake. He shared it.
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Yash eating for lunch? (b) Manav waters the plants in the evening. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What a bright moon!

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