Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 865 · 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 a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The old farmer.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a big bag. (b) Tenzin carried a bag. (c) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (d) Tenzin carried a big blue bag.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The red kite. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
6. 6.Joseph wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) square
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
8. 8.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rahul flew a big kite. (b) Rahul flew a kite. (c) Rahul flew a red kite. (d) Rahul flew a big red kite.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tara lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) the (b) lake (c) kolkata (d) near
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Rahul packed Rahul's bag. Rahul carried it. (c) Rahul packed his bag. Him carried it.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Dev is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (c) What is Dev eating for lunch? (d) Dev is what eating for lunch?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “race” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “everyone”
15. 15.Kabir wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) round (c) quiet
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is who calling? (b) Who Omkar is calling? (c) Is who Omkar calling? (d) Who is Omkar calling?
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) When the bell rang.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Checked my throat. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a kite. (b) Riya flew a big kite. (c) Riya flew a red kite. (d) Riya flew a big red kite.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) rough (c) shiny (d) noisy
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
25. 25.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (b) Farhan visits on Fridays the library. (c) Farhan the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Farhan the library on Fridays.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya bought her book. Her read it. (b) Diya bought her book. She read it. (c) Diya bought Diya's book. Diya read it.
28. 28.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
29. 29.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Maria crying?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is what drawing in class? (b) What is Tenzin drawing in class? (c) Is what Tenzin drawing in class? (d) What Tenzin is drawing in class?
32. 32.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Rahul packs the school bag at night. (b) What is Manav drawing in class? (c) What a noisy market! (d) Please close the door.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya visits the library on Fridays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
37. 37.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement

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