Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 773 · 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 flower best? (a) Farhan picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Farhan picked a tiny flower. (c) Farhan picked a flower. (d) Farhan picked a yellow flower.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha plays cricket in the park.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
4. 4.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Tara laughing? (b) Why is Tara laughing? (c) Why Tara is laughing? (d) Tara is why laughing?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kunal washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) My best friend. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a big dog. (b) Aisha saw a dog. (c) Aisha saw a big white dog. (d) Aisha saw a white dog.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan laughing? (b) Why Ishaan is laughing? (c) Is why Ishaan laughing? (d) Ishaan is why laughing?
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Shimla for Pongal last year.” (a) year (b) went (c) last (d) we
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rohan fixed Rohan's toy car. Rohan played with it.
13. 13.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The cricket match. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
15. 15.Maria wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) round (c) glad
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Manav reading today?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) spicy
18. 18.These words are mixed up: in / waters / evening / the / the / Simran / plants
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Simran the plants in the evening. (c) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (d) Simran waters in the evening the plants.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya packs the school bag at night.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
22. 22.These words are mixed up: picture / Imran / draws / a / art / in / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Imran a picture in art class. (c) Imran a picture draws in art class. (d) Imran draws in art class a picture.
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) When is Tara leaving for Delhi? (c) How clever the crow is! (d) Omkar washes the car on Sundays.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The new student sat next to me.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) salty
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
27. 27.Which of these is a command? (a) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Please close the door. (c) What is Omkar eating for lunch? (d) How huge the elephant is!
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “The” (c) after “liked” (d) after “our”
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “omkar lives near the lake in Surat.” (a) omkar (b) in (c) the (d) lake
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The red kite. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) As soon as we reached home.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Priya found Priya's kite. Priya flew it. (c) Priya found her kite. She flew it.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi wore new clothes on eid.” (a) wore (b) clothes (c) new (d) eid
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hot” (c) after “we” (d) after “cold”
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Manav calling? (b) Who Manav is calling? (c) Manav is who calling? (d) Is who Manav calling?
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Saanvi is eating for lunch? (b) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (d) What is Saanvi eating for lunch?
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
40. 40.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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