Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 849 · 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) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Meera cleans the room every Saturday” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cute puppy” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Dev found Dev's kite. Dev flew it. (c) Dev found his kite. He flew it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ishaan bought a round red balloon. (b) Ishaan bought a red balloon. (c) Ishaan bought a round balloon. (d) Ishaan bought a balloon.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Shone over the lake.
7. 7.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 “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “late”
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Pooja travelling to school? (b) What a big cake! (c) Please close the door. (d) Kunal washes the car on Sundays.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tall tree” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Simran writes a poem every week. (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Why is Omkar crying?
11. 11.Yash wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silent (c) noisy
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.These words are mixed up: the / every / Vikram / cat / feeds / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the cat feeds every morning. (b) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (c) Vikram feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kavya is drawing in class? (b) What is Kavya drawing in class? (c) Is what Kavya drawing in class? (d) Kavya is what drawing in class?
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The shopkeeper.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Priya picked a flower. (b) Priya picked a tiny flower. (c) Priya picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Priya picked a yellow flower.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a bicycle rides to school. (b) Joseph rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Joseph a bicycle to school. (d) Joseph rides to school a bicycle.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) spicy
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Two ducks. (d) Because the shop was closed.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Aarav leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kunal was born in the month of February.” (a) the (b) in (c) kunal (d) of
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha and Manav will come to my house on sunday.” (a) will (b) and (c) come (d) sunday
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Priya drawing in class? (b) Is what Priya drawing in class? (c) Priya is what drawing in class? (d) What Priya is drawing in class?
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Thursday i went to Lucknow by train.” (a) to (b) train (c) i (d) went
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Zoya the cat every morning. (b) Zoya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Zoya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Zoya the cat feeds every morning.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Kavya is crying? (b) Kavya is why crying? (c) Why is Kavya crying? (d) Is why Kavya crying?
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) A big black crow. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: night / the / packs / school / Kabir / bag / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (b) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (c) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (d) Kabir packs at night the school bag.
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Kolkata starts in January.” (a) big (b) the (c) fair (d) in
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sweet
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal packs the school bag at night.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi met simran at the station in delhi.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
40. 40.These words are mixed up: packs / Sneha / bag / at / the / school / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Sneha the school bag at night. (c) Sneha packs the school bag at night. (d) Sneha packs at night the school bag.

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