Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 665 · 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 NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The village pond. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) shiny
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Aisha going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “wind” (c) after “strong” (d) after “our”
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.These words are mixed up: park / in / plays / the / Riya / cricket
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (b) Riya plays in the park cricket. (c) Riya plays cricket in the park. (d) Riya cricket plays in the park.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in pune on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. 10.These words are mixed up: the / the / plants / waters / in / evening / Pooja
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja waters in the evening the plants. (b) Pooja waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Pooja the plants in the evening. (d) Pooja the plants waters in the evening.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran bought her book. Her read it. (b) Simran bought her book. She read it. (c) Simran bought Simran's book. Simran read it.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “his” (c) after “he” (d) after “bicycle”
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Farhan baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Farhan baked Farhan's cake. Farhan shared it.
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kunal drawing in class? (b) Line up near the door. (c) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school. (d) How bright the moon is!
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “bell” (c) after “The” (d) after “rang”
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “kite” (c) after “a” (d) after “stuck”
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar and yash will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The cricket match. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Where is Maria playing cricket? (c) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (d) How huge the elephant is!
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “cake” (c) after “Grandma” (d) after “a”
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Diya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Diya baked Diya's cake. Diya shared it.
27. 27.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) A big black crow. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) As soon as we reached home.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “she” (d) after “The”
32. 32.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Imran saw a butterfly. (b) Imran saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Imran saw an orange butterfly. (d) Imran saw a pretty butterfly.
33. 33.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Rohan calling? (b) Pooja writes a poem every week. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a cute puppy!
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan packs the school bag at night.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Diya crying? (b) Diya is why crying? (c) Why Diya is crying? (d) Is why Diya crying?
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
40. 40.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Saanvi picked a white flower. (b) Saanvi picked a pretty white flower. (c) Saanvi picked a flower. (d) Saanvi picked a pretty flower.

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