Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 862 · 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 hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Dev crying? (b) Why is Dev crying? (c) Why Dev is crying? (d) Dev is why crying?
3. 3.Aisha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) square
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to bhopal for Christmas last year.” (a) for (b) last (c) bhopal (d) to
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “she” (c) after “her” (d) after “looked”
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “it” (b) after “kind” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “a”
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) When is Diya leaving for Delhi? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Dev reads a storybook at night.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
11. 11.These words are mixed up: Sundays / car / on / washes / Imran / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Imran the car on Sundays. (b) Imran washes the car on Sundays. (c) Imran washes on Sundays the car. (d) Imran the car washes on Sundays.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is why laughing? (b) Is why Arjun laughing? (c) Why Arjun is laughing? (d) Why is Arjun laughing?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kavya crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.These words are mixed up: every / a / week / writes / Ananya / poem
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya writes a poem every week. (b) Ananya a poem writes every week. (c) Ananya writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Ananya a poem every week.
16. 16.Dev wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) hungry
17. 17.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On friday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) a (c) test (d) friday
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Diya going after school?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What is Simran eating for lunch? (c) What a noisy market! (d) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
23. 23.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 “we”
24. 24.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and imran will come to my house on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) salty (d) bright
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “cake” (d) after “baked”
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) If you come early.
30. 30.Pooja wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) sad (c) glad
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Running in the park. (d) The new student sat next to me.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first saturday of october.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Omkar washed Omkar's bicycle. Omkar rode it. (c) Omkar washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a kite. (b) Ishaan flew a red kite. (c) Ishaan flew a small kite. (d) Ishaan flew a small red kite.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “riya and Sneha will come to my house on Thursday.” (a) house (b) come (c) riya (d) and
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Kavya the library on Fridays. (b) Kavya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Kavya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Kavya the library visits on Fridays.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) played (b) and (c) manav (d) park

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