Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 705 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a small pink shell. (b) Yash found a small shell. (c) Yash found a pink shell. (d) Yash found a shell.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kabir flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tenzin picked a pretty white flower. (b) Tenzin picked a flower. (c) Tenzin picked a white flower. (d) Tenzin picked a pretty flower.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul bought his book. Him read it. (b) Rahul bought Rahul's book. Rahul read it. (c) Rahul bought his book. He read it.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) cousins (b) we (c) met (d) our
9. 9.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) on (c) and (d) i
14. 14.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a tiny white shell. (b) Aarav found a tiny shell. (c) Aarav found a shell. (d) Aarav found a white shell.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Meera the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Meera the ball in the garden. (d) Meera kicks the ball in the garden.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan rides to school a bicycle. (b) Farhan rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Farhan a bicycle to school. (d) Farhan a bicycle rides to school.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Fell all night. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Priya wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Priya wrote Priya's poem. Priya read it.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: a / night / storybook / at / reads / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (b) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (c) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Rohan a storybook at night.
21. 21.Isha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quiet (c) noisy
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Meera washed Meera's bicycle. Meera rode it. (c) Meera washed her bicycle. She rode it.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
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 because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / dog / Sundays / brushes / Tara / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Tara the dog on Sundays. (c) Tara brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Tara the dog brushes on Sundays.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The brown cow.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “we” (b) after “out” (c) after “The” (d) after “a”
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
36. 36.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Riya ate a mango. (b) Riya ate a ripe mango. (c) Riya ate a big ripe mango. (d) Riya ate a big mango.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Riya eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.These words are mixed up: in / the / park / plays / cricket / Tara
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Tara cricket in the park. (b) Tara plays in the park cricket. (c) Tara plays cricket in the park. (d) Tara cricket plays in the park.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. She flew it.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4

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