Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 164 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a flower. (b) Yash picked a tiny flower. (c) Yash picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Yash picked a yellow flower.
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Manav / the / morning / feeds / cat / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav feeds every morning the cat. (b) Manav feeds the cat every morning. (c) Manav the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Manav the cat every morning.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Nisha wore a cap. (b) Nisha wore a new red cap. (c) Nisha wore a new cap. (d) Nisha wore a red cap.
5. 5.Priya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) round
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.These words are mixed up: Farhan / draws / art / picture / class / in / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan draws in art class a picture. (b) Farhan a picture draws in art class. (c) Farhan draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Farhan a picture in art class.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How sweet the mango is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan was born in the month of august.” (a) was (b) august (c) born (d) month
12. 12.Ishaan wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) dry (c) damp
13. 13.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tara ate a big yellow mango. (b) Tara ate a big mango. (c) Tara ate a yellow mango. (d) Tara ate a mango.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a shell. (b) Yash found a small shell. (c) Yash found a white shell. (d) Yash found a small white shell.
15. 15.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The little puppy. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) When the bell rang.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Splashed in the river.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) met (b) onam (c) on (d) all
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Vikram packs the school bag at night.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Waiting for the bus.
25. 25.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) Him (d) It
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) prickly (c) colourful (d) spicy
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a long train!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Broke his toy car.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (d) Ishaan catches the bus at seven.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) sweets (d) eid
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Agra on tuesday.” (a) fort (b) tuesday (c) old (d) in
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Omkar is calling? (b) Omkar is who calling? (c) Who is Omkar calling? (d) Is who Omkar calling?
37. 37.These words are mixed up: Nisha / library / on / the / Fridays / visits
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha visits the library on Fridays. (b) Nisha visits on Fridays the library. (c) Nisha the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Nisha the library on Fridays.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Rohan cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Rohan the room every Saturday. (d) Rohan the room cleans every Saturday.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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