Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 791 · 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) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Running in the park. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Dev reads a storybook at night.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Aarav Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Aarav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “we” (b) after “closed” (c) after “went” (d) after “was”
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.These words are mixed up: brushes / on / the / Sundays / Ishaan / dog
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Ishaan the dog on Sundays. (b) Ishaan brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Ishaan the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Ishaan brushes on Sundays the dog.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Sunday i went to Bhopal by train.” (a) train (b) went (c) by (d) i
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Bhopal starts in August.” (a) starts (b) big (c) in (d) the
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) christmas (b) met (c) cousins (d) on
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is why laughing? (b) Why Kavya is laughing? (c) Is why Kavya laughing? (d) Why is Kavya laughing?
18. 18.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ananya drew a tall red house. (b) Ananya drew a red house. (c) Ananya drew a tall house. (d) Ananya drew a house.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Sneha playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Since it was late. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The little puppy.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: poem / every / week / Imran / a / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a poem writes every week. (b) Imran writes a poem every week. (c) Imran writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Imran a poem every week.
22. 22.Joseph wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) round (c) smart
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
24. 24.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sticky (d) spicy
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) My father. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a black bag. (b) Imran carried a big bag. (c) Imran carried a big black bag. (d) Imran carried a bag.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
34. 34.Priya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) purple (c) chilly
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Ishaan playing cricket? (c) Where Ishaan is playing cricket? (d) Is where Ishaan playing cricket?
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Farhan a bicycle to school. (b) Farhan rides a bicycle to school. (c) Farhan rides to school a bicycle. (d) Farhan a bicycle rides to school.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Arjun fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Arjun fixed Arjun's toy car. Arjun played with it.

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