Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 17 · 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 command? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Where is Ishaan going after school?
2. 2.Rohan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) wooden
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “he” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The postman. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it. (b) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) A green parrot. (c) If you come early. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Indore for Christmas last year.” (a) we (b) year (c) went (d) for
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Imran is laughing? (b) Why is Imran laughing? (c) Is why Imran laughing? (d) Imran is why laughing?
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Priya is reading today? (b) Priya is what reading today? (c) What is Priya reading today? (d) Is what Priya reading today?
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan bought his book. Him read it. (b) Rohan bought Rohan's book. Rohan read it. (c) Rohan bought his book. He read it.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The bright moon. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Zoya is reading today? (b) Zoya is what reading today? (c) Is what Zoya reading today? (d) What is Zoya reading today?
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan and imran will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.Simran wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) purple (c) wealthy
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) Sneha catches the bus at seven. (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) When is Kabir leaving for Delhi?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sticky
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (c) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Vikram the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Brushes Vikram the dog on Sundays. (d) Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul the plants waters in the evening. (b) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (c) Rahul waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran washed Simran's bicycle. Simran rode it. (b) Simran washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Simran washed her bicycle. She rode it.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The rain. (d) If you come early.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
29. 29.Arjun wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rides Tara a bicycle to school. (c) Tara a bicycle rides to school. (d) Tara rides a bicycle to school.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “We” (c) after “the” (d) after “was”
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The hungry monkey.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Zoya drawing in class?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made his card. He posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it. (c) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of september.” (a) the (b) september (c) first (d) birthday
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a red kite. (b) Yash flew a small kite. (c) Yash flew a kite. (d) Yash flew a small red kite.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.These words are mixed up: before / drinks / milk / bed / Meera / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Meera drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Meera warm milk before bed. (d) Meera drinks warm milk before bed.

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