Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 722 · 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. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Farhan saw a grey elephant. (b) Farhan saw a huge elephant. (c) Farhan saw an elephant. (d) Farhan saw a huge grey elephant.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Manav planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Manav planted Manav's sapling. Manav watered it.
5. 5.Kabir wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) purple
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Rahul drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Before the sun set.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “was” (d) after “for”
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Surat.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i (d) zoo
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Since it was late. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw a grey elephant. (b) Nisha saw an elephant. (c) Nisha saw a huge elephant. (d) Nisha saw a huge grey elephant.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a round blue pot. (b) Saanvi painted a blue pot. (c) Saanvi painted a round pot. (d) Saanvi painted a pot.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.These words are mixed up: feeds / the / Kabir / morning / cat / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir feeds the cat every morning. (b) Kabir the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Kabir the cat every morning. (d) Kabir feeds every morning the cat.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) If you come early. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) My grandmother.
21. 21.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The train left the station at nine.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tenzin saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Tenzin saw a butterfly. (c) Tenzin saw an orange butterfly. (d) Tenzin saw a tiny butterfly.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) sour (d) colourful
32. 32.Arjun wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) wooden
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun bought his book. He read it. (b) Arjun bought his book. Him read it. (c) Arjun bought Arjun's book. Arjun read it.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal made his card. He posted it. (b) Kunal made his card. Him posted it. (c) Kunal made Kunal's card. Kunal posted it.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Zoya eating for lunch? (b) What Zoya is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Zoya eating for lunch? (d) Zoya is what eating for lunch?
37. 37.Aarav wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) purple (c) noisy
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Pooja playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in agra on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is how travelling to school? (b) How is Kunal travelling to school? (c) How Kunal is travelling to school? (d) Is how Kunal travelling to school?

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