Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 799 · 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.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Simran bought a big purple balloon. (b) Simran bought a purple balloon. (c) Simran bought a balloon. (d) Simran bought a big balloon.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) A busy squirrel.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Nisha brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Nisha brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Nisha the dog on Sundays.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Saanvi sings a song in the morning. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) What is Kunal reading today?
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kavya and Yash will come to my house on Friday.” (a) kavya (b) will (c) my (d) to
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Kunal Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Kunal Grandma helps in the kitchen.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aisha drawing in class?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Saanvi playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in surat.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Thursday.” (a) visited (b) old (c) fort (d) pune
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) after (b) in (c) holidays (d) july
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found her kite. She flew it. (b) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. Her flew it.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Aisha painted Aisha's pot. Aisha sold it. (c) Aisha painted her pot. She sold it.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Ananya is travelling to school? (b) Ananya is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Ananya travelling to school? (d) How is Ananya travelling to school?
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) spicy (c) prickly (d) quiet
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) fluffy
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Nisha drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “The” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Aarav the ball in the garden. (c) Aarav kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Aarav kicks the ball in the garden.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) sweet
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Isha reading today?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun and maria will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “at” (c) after “waited” (d) after “late”
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Manav the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Manav the room every Saturday. (d) Manav cleans the room every Saturday.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The baby elephant.
39. 39.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question

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