Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 896 · 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 an exclamation? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Where is Rohan playing cricket? (c) What a long train! (d) Yash draws a picture in art class.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Farhan leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) When the school bus came.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “off” (c) after “turned” (d) after “over”
6. 6.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Arjun picked a pretty flower. (b) Arjun picked a yellow flower. (c) Arjun picked a flower. (d) Arjun picked a pretty yellow flower.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to surat for holi last year.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My aunt.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Joseph travelling to school? (b) Ishaan draws a picture in art class. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How bright the moon is!
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from kochi in june.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha washed Sneha's bicycle. Sneha rode it. (b) Sneha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Sneha washed her bicycle. She rode it.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar and Manav will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) tuesday (b) my (c) will (d) to
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Nisha bought a big balloon. (b) Nisha bought a red balloon. (c) Nisha bought a big red balloon. (d) Nisha bought a balloon.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Nisha flew a red kite. (b) Nisha flew a small red kite. (c) Nisha flew a small kite. (d) Nisha flew a kite.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Maria cooks rice for lunch. (c) What is Riya drawing in class? (d) How tall the tree is!
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) Because it was raining. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) A busy squirrel.
23. 23.Imran wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) purple
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Line up near the door. (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Why is Manav crying? (d) Pooja flies a kite on the roof.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a pot. (b) Kabir painted a small orange pot. (c) Kabir painted an orange pot. (d) Kabir painted a small pot.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar draws in art class a picture. (b) Omkar draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Omkar a picture in art class. (d) Omkar a picture draws in art class.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) bright (d) fluffy
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya visits the library on Fridays.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Why is Saanvi crying? (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
31. 31.These words are mixed up: on / brushes / Maria / Sundays / the / dog
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Maria brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Maria the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Maria the dog on Sundays.
32. 32.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) How is Riya travelling to school? (b) Ananya eats a banana after school. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Gave us cool shade.
35. 35.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 but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The firefighters. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “drank” (c) after “cold” (d) after “hot”
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. He flew it. (c) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”

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