Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 697 · 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 hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The rain fell all night.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Simran catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Manav met Aarav at the station in shimla.” (a) met (b) in (c) station (d) shimla
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How funny the joke is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.These words are mixed up: drinks / bed / before / milk / warm / Joseph
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed. (c) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “our” (b) after “The” (c) after “strong” (d) after “umbrella”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Nisha drew a house. (b) Nisha drew a tall red house. (c) Nisha drew a tall house. (d) Nisha drew a red house.
10. 10.Farhan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) wooden
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of january.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) loud
15. 15.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The rain. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha painted Isha's pot. Isha sold it. (b) Isha painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Isha painted her pot. Her sold it.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) sour
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in lucknow.” (a) visited (b) and (c) in (d) lucknow
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Aisha calling?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Manav a poem every week. (b) Manav writes a poem every week. (c) Manav a poem writes every week. (d) Manav writes every week a poem.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Meera laughing?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “seed” (d) after “planted”
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
34. 34.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Pooja fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Pooja fixed Pooja's toy car. Pooja played with it.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: bicycle / to / school / a / Meera / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Meera a bicycle to school. (c) Meera rides to school a bicycle. (d) Meera rides a bicycle to school.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.

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