Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 101 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Isha Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Isha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Isha helps in the kitchen Grandma.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Omkar saw a small dog. (b) Omkar saw a brown dog. (c) Omkar saw a dog. (d) Omkar saw a small brown dog.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) christmas (d) made
5. 5.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a tiny pink shell. (b) Arjun found a tiny shell. (c) Arjun found a shell. (d) Arjun found a pink shell.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Tenzin going after school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Riya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Riya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Riya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Riya leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Aarav crying? (b) Is why Aarav crying? (c) Aarav is why crying? (d) Why Aarav is crying?
9. 9.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Joseph is playing cricket? (b) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (c) Is where Joseph playing cricket? (d) Joseph is where playing cricket?
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun a banana eats after school. (b) Arjun eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Arjun a banana after school. (d) Arjun eats after school a banana.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “a” (d) after “too”
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Sneha the room every Saturday. (b) Sneha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Sneha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Sneha cleans the room every Saturday.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
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 “a” (b) after “basket” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “mangoes”
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi? (b) What a lovely song! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Yash catches the bus at seven.
21. 21.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 but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
22. 22.Nisha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) quiet
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) loud (d) fluffy
24. 24.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tara saw a grey elephant. (b) Tara saw an elephant. (c) Tara saw a big grey elephant. (d) Tara saw a big elephant.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “isha lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
27. 27.These words are mixed up: garden / kicks / the / the / Omkar / in / ball
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Omkar the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Omkar kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Omkar the ball in the garden.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Meera wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Maria crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Two ducks. (c) Sat next to me. (d) After we ate lunch.
32. 32.Rahul wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) round (c) noisy
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in indore starts in february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya met dev at the station in chennai.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Is who Tenzin calling? (c) Tenzin is who calling? (d) Who Tenzin is calling?
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is who calling? (b) Who Sneha is calling? (c) Is who Sneha calling? (d) Who is Sneha calling?
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Since it was late. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
39. 39.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Riya packs the school bag at night.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3

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