Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 784 · 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 children sang a song in the hall. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Collected nuts.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Sneha the dog on Sundays. (b) Sneha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Sneha brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Sneha the dog brushes on Sundays.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.These words are mixed up: Simran / kite / roof / a / the / flies / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Simran a kite on the roof. (b) Simran flies a kite on the roof. (c) Simran a kite flies on the roof. (d) Simran flies on the roof a kite.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (b) Farhan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) How clever the crow is!
10. 10.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “dark” (c) after “sky” (d) after “began”
12. 12.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (c) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (d) Please help me carry this box.
16. 16.Simran wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) noisy (c) quiet
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Zoya kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Zoya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kicks Zoya the ball in the garden.
20. 20.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tall tree! (b) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (c) Meera plays cricket in the park. (d) Please pass the salt.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav draws a picture in art class.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Arjun wore a cap. (b) Arjun wore a red cap. (c) Arjun wore an old cap. (d) Arjun wore an old red cap.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Watered the plants.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha kicks the ball in the garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
27. 27.Ishaan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) ugly (c) lovely
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from mysuru in October.” (a) came (b) mysuru (c) uncle (d) in
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Is who Tenzin calling? (c) Who Tenzin is calling? (d) Tenzin is who calling?
30. 30.These words are mixed up: Rahul / feeds / morning / cat / every / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (c) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (d) Rahul feeds the cat every morning.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Diya going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Ananya going after school? (b) Where Ananya is going after school? (c) Is where Ananya going after school? (d) Ananya is where going after school?
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The cricket match. (d) Waiting for the bus.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Two ducks. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) prickly
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Ananya the dog on Sundays. (b) Ananya the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Ananya brushes on Sundays the dog.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Diya saw a big grey elephant. (b) Diya saw an elephant. (c) Diya saw a grey elephant. (d) Diya saw a big elephant.

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