Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 134 · 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 of these is a question? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) When is Tara leaving for Delhi? (c) What a bright moon! (d) Priya packs the school bag at night.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “The”
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) zoo (b) a (c) i (d) visited
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “manav lives near the lake in agra.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “isha and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Tara laughing? (b) Is why Tara laughing? (c) Tara is why laughing? (d) Why Tara is laughing?
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Omkar laughing? (b) Omkar is why laughing? (c) Why Omkar is laughing? (d) Why is Omkar laughing?
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last wednesday I went to Lucknow by train.” (a) by (b) went (c) wednesday (d) to
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya washed Kavya's bicycle. Kavya rode it. (b) Kavya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Kavya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Ishaan packs the school bag at night. (b) What a huge elephant! (c) When is Kavya leaving for Delhi? (d) Please pass the salt.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Since it was late. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The baby elephant.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: lunch / for / rice / cooks / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir cooks rice for lunch. (b) Kabir cooks for lunch rice. (c) Cooks Kabir rice for lunch. (d) Kabir rice cooks for lunch.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) Imran kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Why is Imran crying? (d) What a cold morning!
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Aarav leaving for Delhi? (b) Aarav is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Aarav leaving for Delhi? (d) When Aarav is leaving for Delhi?
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Kunal going after school? (b) Where Kunal is going after school? (c) Is where Kunal going after school? (d) Kunal is where going after school?
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Kunal the library on Fridays. (c) Kunal visits the library on Fridays. (d) Kunal the library visits on Fridays.
26. 26.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 “we” (d) after “picked”
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “The” (c) after “shop” (d) after “went”
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The firefighters. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Diya baked Diya's cake. Diya shared it. (c) Diya baked her cake. Her shared it.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya made her card. She posted it. (b) Riya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Riya made Riya's card. Riya posted it.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tara rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The players. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: for / rice / cooks / lunch / Ananya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Ananya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Ananya rice for lunch. (d) Ananya cooks for lunch rice.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Told us a story. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Agra on saturday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) saturday (d) in
38. 38.Diya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) round
39. 39.These words are mixed up: a / eats / after / school / Vikram / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram eats a banana after school. (b) Vikram eats after school a banana. (c) Vikram a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Vikram a banana after school.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: a / to / bicycle / rides / school / Dev
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Dev a bicycle to school. (b) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (c) Dev a bicycle rides to school. (d) Dev rides to school a bicycle.

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