Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 870 · 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 hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
2. 2.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) shiny (d) fluffy
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a bright moon!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Maria packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Maria packed Maria's bag. Maria carried it.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Maria is crying? (b) Maria is why crying? (c) Is why Maria crying? (d) Why is Maria crying?
9. 9.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a small brown dog. (b) Rahul saw a dog. (c) Rahul saw a small dog. (d) Rahul saw a brown dog.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) rough (d) spicy
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria rides a bicycle to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Aarav warm milk before bed. (b) Aarav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Aarav drinks before bed warm milk.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Yash eating for lunch? (c) What Yash is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Yash eating for lunch?
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The school bell. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Zoya travelling to school? (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Isha eats a banana after school. (d) What a huge elephant!
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tara plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Kunal a picture in art class. (c) Kunal draws a picture in art class. (d) Kunal a picture draws in art class.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram found Vikram's kite. Vikram flew it. (b) Vikram found his kite. He flew it. (c) Vikram found his kite. Him flew it.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) noisy (d) shiny
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Sneha playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Kunal eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “bell” (b) after “ran” (c) after “The” (d) after “rang”
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “dark” (c) after “sky” (d) after “turned”
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Rahul the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Brushes Rahul the dog on Sundays. (d) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
35. 35.These words are mixed up: cat / the / morning / Priya / every / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya feeds the cat every morning. (b) Priya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Priya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Priya the cat every morning.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: Dev / night / at / the / bag / school / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev packs at night the school bag. (b) Dev packs the school bag at night. (c) Dev the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Dev the school bag at night.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: a / to / bicycle / school / rides / Pooja
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Pooja a bicycle to school. (c) Pooja rides a bicycle to school. (d) Pooja rides to school a bicycle.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Meera playing cricket? (b) Is where Meera playing cricket? (c) Meera is where playing cricket? (d) Where Meera is playing cricket?

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