Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 718 · 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 sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a big elephant. (b) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (c) Kabir saw an elephant. (d) Kabir saw a grey elephant.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Joseph crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Yash washes the car on Sundays. (b) What is Tara reading today? (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan cooks for lunch rice. (b) Farhan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Farhan rice for lunch. (d) Farhan rice cooks for lunch.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The new student sat next to me.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How clever the crow is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Ananya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) round (c) poor
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Tenzin the ball in the garden. (c) Tenzin the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Tenzin kicks in the garden the ball.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) holidays (b) november (c) reopens (d) the
13. 13.These words are mixed up: catches / the / bus / seven / Diya / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya catches at seven the bus. (b) Diya catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Diya the bus at seven. (d) Diya the bus catches at seven.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) Since it was late.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Sneha found a small white shell. (b) Sneha found a small shell. (c) Sneha found a white shell. (d) Sneha found a shell.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Dev saw a grey elephant. (b) Dev saw a huge elephant. (c) Dev saw an elephant. (d) Dev saw a huge grey elephant.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar and isha will come to my house on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya met saanvi at the station in kolkata.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha draws a picture in art class. (b) Sneha a picture draws in art class. (c) Sneha draws in art class a picture. (d) Draws Sneha a picture in art class.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ananya drew a green house. (b) Ananya drew a tall house. (c) Ananya drew a house. (d) Ananya drew a tall green house.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: car / the / Sundays / Rohan / on / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays. (b) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (c) Rohan the car washes on Sundays. (d) Rohan washes the car on Sundays.
23. 23.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “bell”
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Running in the park. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Joseph crying?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “were” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “a”
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram bought his book. Him read it. (b) Vikram bought his book. He read it. (c) Vikram bought Vikram's book. Vikram read it.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The school bus. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) Since it was late.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “off” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “his”
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Simran playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya painted Diya's pot. Diya sold it. (b) Diya painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Diya painted her pot. She sold it.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Riya rode a bicycle. (b) Riya rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Riya rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Riya rode a red bicycle.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) dev (b) and (c) park (d) played
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Vikram wore a new blue cap. (b) Vikram wore a cap. (c) Vikram wore a blue cap. (d) Vikram wore a new cap.

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