Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 836 · 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) While Mum was cooking. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) shiny (d) fluffy
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ananya and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The train left the station at nine.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) sweets (b) made (c) aunt (d) pongal
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) rough (d) loud
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My father. (d) Running in the park.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) colourful
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) quiet
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Diya eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) test (c) maths (d) monday
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My father. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Zoya travelling to school?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Diya visits the library on Fridays. (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Water the plants today. (d) Who is Meera calling?
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the car washes on Sundays. (b) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (c) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays.
21. 21.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a tiny flower. (b) Maria picked a yellow flower. (c) Maria picked a flower. (d) Maria picked a tiny yellow flower.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “planted” (b) after “she” (c) after “a” (d) after “seed”
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Kavya / at / bus / seven / the / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya the bus catches at seven. (b) Kavya catches at seven the bus. (c) Kavya catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Kavya the bus at seven.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “teacher”
27. 27.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a small pot. (b) Kunal painted a pot. (c) Kunal painted a blue pot. (d) Kunal painted a small blue pot.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) spicy
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (b) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (c) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (d) Tenzin packs the school bag at night.
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (d) Where is Kavya going after school?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) sweets (b) my (c) aunt (d) for
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Two ducks. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) Running in the park.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Ishaan draws a picture in art class. (c) Water the plants today. (d) When is Manav leaving for Delhi?
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Nisha reading today? (b) Maria rides a bicycle to school. (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What a lovely song!
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Farhan the room every Saturday. (c) Farhan cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran eats a banana after school. (b) Imran a banana eats after school. (c) Imran eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Imran a banana after school.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) bitter (d) bright

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