Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 672 · 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.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in bhopal starts in August.” (a) big (b) fair (c) bhopal (d) in
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “The” (c) after “bell” (d) after “children”
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My little brother. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Put out the fire.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “were” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “mangoes”
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) spicy (c) bright (d) prickly
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Imran cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Imran cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Imran the room every Saturday.
10. 10.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Yash eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Ananya the school bag at night. (b) Ananya packs at night the school bag. (c) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (d) Ananya the school bag packs at night.
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Riya packed Riya's bag. Riya carried it. (c) Riya packed her bag. She carried it.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Priya eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “was” (c) after “closed” (d) after “back”
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Manav calling?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
19. 19.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aarav saw a big elephant. (b) Aarav saw an elephant. (c) Aarav saw a grey elephant. (d) Aarav saw a big grey elephant.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) noisy
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it. (b) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to jaipur for christmas last year.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.These words are mixed up: draws / a / class / in / art / Kavya / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya a picture draws in art class. (b) Kavya draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Kavya a picture in art class. (d) Kavya draws in art class a picture.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rahul carried a big bag. (b) Rahul carried a big blue bag. (c) Rahul carried a bag. (d) Rahul carried a blue bag.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from agra in february.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rahul opened a big umbrella. (b) Rahul opened a striped umbrella. (c) Rahul opened an umbrella. (d) Rahul opened a big striped umbrella.
31. 31.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What a funny joke! (c) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (d) Imran eats a banana after school.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir made Kabir's card. Kabir posted it. (b) Kabir made his card. He posted it. (c) Kabir made his card. Him posted it.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) bright (c) fluffy (d) quiet
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Pooja flew a yellow kite. (b) Pooja flew a kite. (c) Pooja flew a big yellow kite. (d) Pooja flew a big kite.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a juicy mango. (b) Omkar ate a ripe mango. (c) Omkar ate a mango. (d) Omkar ate a juicy ripe mango.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation

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