Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 106 · 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) Sneha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening. (d) Sneha waters in the evening the plants.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Saanvi found a shell. (b) Saanvi found a white shell. (c) Saanvi found a small shell. (d) Saanvi found a small white shell.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Agra.” (a) my (b) a (c) visited (d) in
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The school bus. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cold morning!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Kabir visits the library on Fridays. (c) What is Nisha drawing in class? (d) How beautiful the garden is!
7. 7.Sneha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
8. 8.Ananya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
9. 9.Aarav wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) spicy
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) salty (d) bright
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Told us a story. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My aunt.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: cat / every / the / morning / Pooja / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja feeds every morning the cat. (b) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning. (d) Pooja feeds the cat every morning.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a brown dog. (b) Aisha saw a big brown dog. (c) Aisha saw a dog. (d) Aisha saw a big dog.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
23. 23.These words are mixed up: plays / Ishaan / the / in / park / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan cricket plays in the park. (b) Ishaan plays cricket in the park. (c) Ishaan plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Ishaan cricket in the park.
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi? (b) Omkar visits the library on Fridays. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
26. 26.These words are mixed up: on / the / dog / brushes / Isha / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Kabir cricket in the park. (c) Kabir plays cricket in the park. (d) Kabir plays in the park cricket.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “sneha was born in the month of April.” (a) the (b) born (c) sneha (d) month
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) If you come early. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Farhan baked Farhan's cake. Farhan shared it. (c) Farhan baked his cake. Him shared it.
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Meera catches the bus at seven.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Dev saw a butterfly. (b) Dev saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Dev saw a blue butterfly. (d) Dev saw a tiny blue butterfly.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) on (c) have (d) we
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “out” (c) after “lit” (d) after “went”
36. 36.Zoya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) smart (c) silly
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The village pond.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera lost Meera's pencil. Meera found it. (b) Meera lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Meera lost her pencil. Her found it.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Rahul drawing in class? (b) Isha packs the school bag at night. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Put your books in the bag.

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