Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 839 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) loud
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Imran a storybook at night. (b) Imran reads a storybook at night. (c) Imran reads at night a storybook. (d) Imran a storybook reads at night.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Blew the leaves away.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Mysuru.” (a) and (b) zoo (c) cousin (d) i
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The children.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) salty (d) colourful
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Manav saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Manav saw a pretty blue butterfly. (c) Manav saw a butterfly. (d) Manav saw a blue butterfly.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to chennai for Onam last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) to (d) chennai
17. 17.Which of these is a question? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (c) Meera sings a song in the morning. (d) Please feed the cat.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Sneha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Please feed the cat. (c) What a clever crow! (d) Where is Arjun going after school?
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Tenzin playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “I” (c) after “a” (d) after “then”
26. 26.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Patna.” (a) my (b) and (c) visited (d) cousin
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) noisy (d) prickly
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan picked Farhan's mango. Farhan ate it. (b) Farhan picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Farhan picked his mango. He ate it.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Arjun drawing in class? (b) What is Arjun drawing in class? (c) What Arjun is drawing in class? (d) Arjun is what drawing in class?
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in january.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
39. 39.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Riya travelling to school? (b) Riya is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Riya travelling to school? (d) How Riya is travelling to school?

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