Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 102 · 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) Arjun rice cooks for lunch. (b) Arjun cooks for lunch rice. (c) Cooks Arjun rice for lunch. (d) Arjun cooks rice for lunch.
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Ananya rides a bicycle to school. (b) Who is Sneha calling? (c) What a big cake! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Since it was late. (c) Fell all night. (d) Our teacher.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Diya found her kite. She flew it.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Joseph bought a round balloon. (b) Joseph bought a purple balloon. (c) Joseph bought a round purple balloon. (d) Joseph bought a balloon.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “mangoes” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “The” (d) after “picked”
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Vikram cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Vikram the room every Saturday. (d) Vikram cleans every Saturday the room.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Saanvi wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) quick (c) slow
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The children. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Playing with my friends.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “diya met Tara at the station in Jaipur.” (a) in (b) met (c) station (d) diya
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a kite. (b) Farhan flew a big green kite. (c) Farhan flew a big kite. (d) Farhan flew a green kite.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kunal carried a big blue bag. (b) Kunal carried a big bag. (c) Kunal carried a blue bag. (d) Kunal carried a bag.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a big ripe mango. (b) Omkar ate a ripe mango. (c) Omkar ate a mango. (d) Omkar ate a big mango.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Sneha saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Sneha saw a butterfly. (c) Sneha saw an orange butterfly. (d) Sneha saw a pretty orange butterfly.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav and I played in the park on Saturday.” (a) in (b) and (c) the (d) manav
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara met priya at the station in chennai.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
26. 26.These words are mixed up: kicks / in / the / Diya / garden / ball / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Diya the ball in the garden. (b) Diya the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Diya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Diya kicks the ball in the garden.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “it” (c) after “turned” (d) after “began”
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The red kite. (d) When the bell rang.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Water the plants today. (c) Imran draws a picture in art class. (d) How is Ishaan travelling to school?
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.These words are mixed up: cleans / Saturday / Vikram / every / room / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Vikram cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Vikram cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Vikram the room every Saturday.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Kolkata starts in july.” (a) starts (b) fair (c) july (d) in
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir painted Kabir's pot. Kabir sold it. (b) Kabir painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Kabir painted his pot. He sold it.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Pooja drawing in class?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Maria warm milk before bed. (c) Maria drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Maria warm milk drinks before bed.
40. 40.Farhan wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) silent

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