Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 957 · 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?
   “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a big kite. (b) Isha flew a green kite. (c) Isha flew a kite. (d) Isha flew a big green kite.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Kunal kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (d) Line up near the door.
5. 5.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Why is Riya crying? (c) Omkar brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) What a long train!
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) prickly (d) quiet
9. 9.These words are mixed up: the / flies / on / kite / a / Sneha / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof. (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Sneha flies on the roof a kite. (d) Sneha a kite flies on the roof.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aarav flew a big kite. (b) Aarav flew a big red kite. (c) Aarav flew a red kite. (d) Aarav flew a kite.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Manav planted Manav's sapling. Manav watered it. (c) Manav planted his sapling. Him watered it.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a banana eats after school. (b) Maria eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Maria a banana after school. (d) Maria eats after school a banana.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a bicycle rides to school. (b) Maria rides a bicycle to school. (c) Maria rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rides Maria a bicycle to school.
14. 14.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “her”
16. 16.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) sour (c) bright (d) quiet
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (c) What is Saanvi reading today? (d) What a beautiful garden!
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “were” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “a” (d) after “mangoes”
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The rain. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Arjun eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Carried a crumb.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
28. 28.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Arjun planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Arjun planted Arjun's sapling. Arjun watered it.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “it” (d) after “cake”
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is where going after school? (b) Where Aarav is going after school? (c) Where is Aarav going after school? (d) Is where Aarav going after school?
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
34. 34.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.These words are mixed up: in / a / picture / Manav / art / class / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav a picture draws in art class. (b) Manav draws in art class a picture. (c) Manav draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Manav a picture in art class.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Patna in august.” (a) in (b) august (c) uncle (d) came
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Aisha leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
40. 40.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) wooden (c) quiet

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