Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 160 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Switch off the fan.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) The doctor. (d) While Mum was cooking.
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Farhan playing cricket? (c) Is where Farhan playing cricket? (d) Where Farhan is playing cricket?
4. 4.Aisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) purple (c) new
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Kunal travelling to school? (b) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) How lovely the song is!
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) After we ate lunch.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kunal waters the plants in the evening.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
8. 8.These words are mixed up: night / school / bag / at / packs / Tenzin / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (b) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (d) Tenzin packs at night the school bag.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a funny joke!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Rahul the ball in the garden. (c) Rahul the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Rahul kicks the ball in the garden.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) My father. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Joseph opened an umbrella. (b) Joseph opened a striped umbrella. (c) Joseph opened a big umbrella. (d) Joseph opened a big striped umbrella.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Dev opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Dev opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Dev opened an umbrella. (d) Dev opened a big umbrella.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) maths (c) on (d) have
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “drank” (b) after “hot” (c) after “cold” (d) after “was”
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Saanvi calling? (b) Saanvi is who calling? (c) Who Saanvi is calling? (d) Who is Saanvi calling?
23. 23.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Isha saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Isha saw a huge elephant. (c) Isha saw an elephant. (d) Isha saw a grey elephant.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Isha leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (b) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Grandpa. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Tara travelling to school?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from pune in december.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in September.” (a) in (b) reopens (c) holidays (d) our
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The children.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The tall tree.
37. 37.Imran wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) hungry (c) ugly
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Eid.” (a) our (b) all (c) on (d) we
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aarav drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
40. 40.These words are mixed up: seven / at / the / Diya / bus / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Diya the bus at seven. (c) Diya catches at seven the bus. (d) Diya catches the bus at seven.

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