Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 10 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) noisy (d) bright
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Arjun the car on Sundays. (c) Arjun washes the car on Sundays. (d) Arjun the car washes on Sundays.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Since it was late. (c) Rang loudly. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a small house. (b) Riya drew a house. (c) Riya drew a red house. (d) Riya drew a small red house.
6. 6.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof. (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) How sweet the mango is!
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Kunal the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Kunal the dog on Sundays.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Tenzin catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Dev wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silent (c) noisy
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: Meera / a / night / storybook / reads / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Meera a storybook at night. (c) Meera reads a storybook at night. (d) Meera a storybook reads at night.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Imran going after school? (b) Where Imran is going after school? (c) Where is Imran going after school? (d) Imran is where going after school?
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan wrote Rohan's poem. Rohan read it. (b) Rohan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rohan wrote his poem. He read it.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The doctor.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The hungry monkey.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: picture / Manav / art / class / in / a / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Manav a picture in art class. (b) Manav a picture draws in art class. (c) Manav draws in art class a picture. (d) Manav draws a picture in art class.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.These words are mixed up: Nisha / the / kite / a / flies / on / roof
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha flies on the roof a kite. (b) Nisha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Nisha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Nisha a kite on the roof.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kind” (b) after “My” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “got”
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Rohan flies a kite on the roof. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Why is Kavya crying?
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My father.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “went” (c) after “shop” (d) after “The”
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is where going after school? (b) Where Omkar is going after school? (c) Where is Omkar going after school? (d) Is where Omkar going after school?
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is why laughing? (b) Why Vikram is laughing? (c) Is why Vikram laughing? (d) Why is Vikram laughing?
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “planted” (b) after “it” (c) after “seed” (d) after “Meera”
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) Ishaan eats a banana after school. (b) Where is Maria going after school? (c) How big the cake is! (d) Sit down quietly.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Zoya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Zoya fixed Zoya's toy car. Zoya played with it.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav and Pooja will come to my house on Friday.” (a) and (b) manav (c) will (d) my
36. 36.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “was” (c) after “barked” (d) after “hungry”
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav the library visits on Fridays. (b) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Manav the library on Fridays. (d) Manav visits the library on Fridays.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Tenzin calling?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question

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