Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 129 · 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) Meera the library visits on Fridays. (b) Meera visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Meera the library on Fridays. (d) Meera visits the library on Fridays.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Aarav crying?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The new student. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) smooth (d) bright
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
12. 12.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.
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Dev eating for lunch? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) What a tall tree!
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
15. 15.These words are mixed up: after / banana / a / eats / Tara / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a banana eats after school. (b) Tara eats after school a banana. (c) Tara eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Tara a banana after school.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ishaan opened a big umbrella. (b) Ishaan opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Ishaan opened an umbrella. (d) Ishaan opened a yellow umbrella.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: Diya / the / bus / catches / at / seven
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Diya the bus at seven. (c) Diya the bus catches at seven. (d) Diya catches at seven the bus.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is why crying? (b) Is why Saanvi crying? (c) Why Saanvi is crying? (d) Why is Saanvi crying?
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of october.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran wrote Imran's poem. Imran read it. (b) Imran wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Imran wrote his poem. Him read it.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Aarav a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof. (d) Aarav flies a kite on the roof.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Ishaan the cat every morning. (b) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (c) Ishaan the cat feeds every morning. (d) Ishaan feeds every morning the cat.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Isha laughing?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Omkar is reading today? (b) Omkar is what reading today? (c) What is Omkar reading today? (d) Is what Omkar reading today?
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tasty samosa!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Ishaan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Ishaan warm milk before bed. (d) Ishaan warm milk drinks before bed.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Sneha carried a big bag. (b) Sneha carried a black bag. (c) Sneha carried a bag. (d) Sneha carried a big black bag.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) noisy
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) my (b) made (c) aunt (d) sweets
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Chennai in september.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) september (d) from
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) My grandmother. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My best friend. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Rang loudly.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Tuesday of January.” (a) my (b) is (c) of (d) birthday
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “late” (c) after “at” (d) after “The”
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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