Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 133 · 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.These words are mixed up: in / cricket / Arjun / the / plays / park
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Arjun cricket in the park. (c) Arjun cricket plays in the park. (d) Arjun plays cricket in the park.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a small umbrella. (b) Rohan opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Rohan opened an umbrella. (d) Rohan opened a small yellow umbrella.
3. 3.These words are mixed up: every / poem / a / week / Isha / writes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Isha a poem every week. (b) Isha writes every week a poem. (c) Isha a poem writes every week. (d) Isha writes a poem every week.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a small dog. (b) Kabir saw a dog. (c) Kabir saw a small white dog. (d) Kabir saw a white dog.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Maria draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Riya playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) quiet
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in January.” (a) reopens (b) school (c) the (d) our
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) on (b) all (c) eid (d) our
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “back” (c) after “went” (d) after “closed”
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Arjun picked Arjun's mango. Arjun ate it. (c) Arjun picked his mango. Him ate it.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Saturday of June.” (a) on (b) my (c) of (d) the
17. 17.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Maria leaving for Delhi? (b) Tenzin cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Line up near the door. (d) How huge the elephant is!
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Isha bought a big purple balloon. (b) Isha bought a big balloon. (c) Isha bought a balloon. (d) Isha bought a purple balloon.
20. 20.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Pooja eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Manav saw a butterfly. (b) Manav saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Manav saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Manav saw a blue butterfly.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a round pot. (b) Saanvi painted a pot. (c) Saanvi painted a round orange pot. (d) Saanvi painted an orange pot.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: garden / the / kicks / ball / in / Meera / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Meera the ball in the garden. (b) Meera kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Meera the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Meera kicks the ball in the garden.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Aarav reading today? (b) Is what Aarav reading today? (c) Aarav is what reading today? (d) What Aarav is reading today?
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) My best friend. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Flew high in the sky.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Manav crying? (b) Why Manav is crying? (c) Why is Manav crying? (d) Manav is why crying?
31. 31.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (c) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (d) Simran rides to school a bicycle.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan catches the bus at seven” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and farhan will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) farhan (b) and (c) come (d) will
37. 37.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Vikram opened an umbrella. (b) Vikram opened a small umbrella. (c) Vikram opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Vikram opened a small yellow umbrella.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) zoo (b) a (c) delhi (d) cousin
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him

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