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Sentence Types

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of these sentences is an example of the 'w start' sentence?

a)

When the sun comes out, the rain begins to dry up.

b)

What are you doing today?

c)

Wendy was really tall.

d)

White and black stripes cover the zebra.

2.

Which one of these sentences is an example of an 'ing' start sentence?

a)

"Bring me the paper," the teacher asked me.

b)

Running blindly in to the darkness, I reached out for something to hold on to.

c)

Jumping is fun.

d)

Ring ring went the phone.

3.

Which one of these sentences is an example of a simple sentence?

a)

It was so cold and so wet outside.

b)

I love chocolate because it is sweet and creamy.

c)

It was a sunny day at the beach.

d)

Before any one could see it, the flash was gone.

4.

Which one of these sentences is an example of a compound sentence?

a)

I like it when it rains.

b)

I walked to the park and went down the slide.

c)

The good news is that it isn't hard to learn how to ride a bike.

d)

I love my mum.

5.

Which one of these sentences is an example of 'the very short' sentence?

a)

The coffee was very hot.

b)

I am going to the beach and I am going to build a very big sandcastle.

c)

Easily, Donna got full marks on her test.

d)

I can't wait to go down the new slide on the playground.

6.

Which one of these is an example of the 'adverb' start sentence?

a)

Running as fast as I could, I burst across the finish line.

b)

I like swimming.

c)

When he got better, he came back to school.

d)

Lazily, the cat stretched out it's legs.

7.

Which one of these is an example of an 'ed' sentence start?

a)

Beds are very comfy to sleep in.

b)

Shocked from the site, I sat down in fear.

c)

Head, shoulders, knees and toes.

d)

He walked in to the room and there was no sign of anyone.

8.

Which one of these is an example of a complex sentence?

a)

Let's get this over with.

b)

The car is red and the tyres are black.

c)

She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.

d)

The sloth was slow but he was very cute.

9.

What do all sentences need to have?

a)

An adjective

b)

Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop

c)

A simile

d)

End with a comma

10.

What do you find easier?

a)

Learning about sentence structure using the different sentence types e.g. w start, ing start etc

b)

Learning about sentence structure by learning about simple, compound and complex sentences

11.

Do the sentence types e.g. w start, ing start etc, help you to understand where to put other punctuation, e.g. commas?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe