Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 853 · 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?
   “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Since it was late. (d) The new student.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “aisha met Vikram at the station in Surat.” (a) met (b) at (c) in (d) aisha
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please help me carry this box.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) My sister. (d) When the bell rang.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in September.” (a) the (b) in (c) school (d) our
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “out” (c) after “a” (d) after “lit”
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
10. 10.These words are mixed up: bag / Ananya / night / school / at / packs / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Ananya the school bag at night. (b) Ananya the school bag packs at night. (c) Ananya packs at night the school bag. (d) Ananya packs the school bag at night.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) spicy
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) the (b) reopens (c) after (d) august
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Isha baked Isha's cake. Isha shared it. (c) Isha baked her cake. She shared it.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) loud (d) salty
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Delhi on Friday.” (a) visited (b) we (c) fort (d) in
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun rides a bicycle to school.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) my (b) zoo (c) cousin (d) visited
19. 19.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir met Aarav at the station in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) at (c) station (d) met
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Kavya a bicycle to school. (b) Kavya rides to school a bicycle. (c) Kavya a bicycle rides to school. (d) Kavya rides a bicycle to school.
23. 23.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Dev is leaving for Delhi? (b) Dev is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Dev leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Dev leaving for Delhi?
25. 25.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan was born in the month of september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
27. 27.These words are mixed up: night / reads / Dev / at / a / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev a storybook reads at night. (b) Dev reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Dev a storybook at night. (d) Dev reads a storybook at night.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Omkar is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Omkar leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Aarav travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
31. 31.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Yash ate a mango. (b) Yash ate a juicy mango. (c) Yash ate a yellow mango. (d) Yash ate a juicy yellow mango.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) While Mum was cooking.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Saanvi the bus at seven. (b) Saanvi the bus catches at seven. (c) Saanvi catches at seven the bus. (d) Saanvi catches the bus at seven.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Priya painted Priya's pot. Priya sold it. (c) Priya painted her pot. She sold it.
37. 37.Ishaan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) hot (c) chilly
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Zoya met Priya at the station in delhi.” (a) met (b) delhi (c) in (d) station
39. 39.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) quiet (d) fluffy

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