Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 793 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Dev helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Dev Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Dev Grandma in the kitchen.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The brown cow. (d) The new student sat next to me.
4. 4.Tenzin wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) purple
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha eats a banana after school. (b) Isha eats after school a banana. (c) Isha a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Isha a banana after school.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
7. 7.Rahul wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) dry (c) damp
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Sneha eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “read” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) sweet
13. 13.Which of these is a command? (a) What a long train! (b) Omkar feeds the cat every morning. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Who is Imran calling?
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Collected nuts. (c) A small mouse. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
16. 16.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a house. (b) Zoya drew a tall house. (c) Zoya drew a green house. (d) Zoya drew a tall green house.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.These words are mixed up: dog / on / Yash / brushes / the / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Yash brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Yash the dog on Sundays. (d) Yash the dog brushes on Sundays.
20. 20.Ishaan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) square
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is why laughing? (b) Is why Manav laughing? (c) Why is Manav laughing? (d) Why Manav is laughing?
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ananya bought a big purple balloon. (b) Ananya bought a big balloon. (c) Ananya bought a purple balloon. (d) Ananya bought a balloon.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The little puppy.
27. 27.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.These words are mixed up: Fridays / visits / library / Omkar / the / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar the library visits on Fridays. (b) Omkar visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Omkar the library on Fridays. (d) Omkar visits on Fridays the library.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: morning / a / Tara / sings / song / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Tara a song in the morning. (b) Tara sings in the morning a song. (c) Tara a song sings in the morning. (d) Tara sings a song in the morning.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) quiet
32. 32.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a big red kite. (b) Imran flew a big kite. (c) Imran flew a kite. (d) Imran flew a red kite.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Pune in february.” (a) february (b) came (c) uncle (d) in
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev met Sneha at the station in Lucknow.” (a) dev (b) met (c) the (d) in
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The players. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Manav flew a kite. (b) Manav flew a small kite. (c) Manav flew a green kite. (d) Manav flew a small green kite.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Ananya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Ananya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Ananya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Ananya leaving for Delhi?

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