Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 175 · 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 an exclamation? (a) Kabir plays cricket in the park. (b) Where is Kavya going after school? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) How tall the tree is!
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha found her kite. She flew it. (b) Aisha found Aisha's kite. Aisha flew it. (c) Aisha found her kite. Her flew it.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Vikram the room every Saturday. (c) Vikram cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Vikram the room cleans every Saturday.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Fell all night.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Zoya reads a storybook at night.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Diya flew a small red kite. (b) Diya flew a small kite. (c) Diya flew a red kite. (d) Diya flew a kite.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kabir carried a bag. (b) Kabir carried a black bag. (c) Kabir carried a heavy bag. (d) Kabir carried a heavy black bag.
10. 10.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Saanvi drawing in class? (b) Is what Saanvi drawing in class? (c) What Saanvi is drawing in class? (d) Saanvi is what drawing in class?
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Jaipur in February.” (a) my (b) uncle (c) in (d) came
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha catches the bus at seven.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
14. 14.These words are mixed up: in / sings / morning / a / the / song / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Priya a song in the morning. (b) Priya a song sings in the morning. (c) Priya sings in the morning a song. (d) Priya sings a song in the morning.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Ananya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) wooden
17. 17.These words are mixed up: brushes / on / dog / Sundays / Joseph / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Joseph the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Joseph the dog on Sundays.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Priya painted a small orange pot. (b) Priya painted a pot. (c) Priya painted a small pot. (d) Priya painted an orange pot.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: bus / seven / at / the / catches / Manav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav catches the bus at seven. (b) Manav the bus catches at seven. (c) Manav catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Manav the bus at seven.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera is why laughing? (b) Why Meera is laughing? (c) Is why Meera laughing? (d) Why is Meera laughing?
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Simran the ball in the garden. (c) Simran kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Simran kicks the ball in the garden.
23. 23.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Simran travelling to school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “her” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Priya carried a heavy bag. (b) Priya carried a blue bag. (c) Priya carried a bag. (d) Priya carried a heavy blue bag.
27. 27.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 “a”
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is where going after school? (b) Where Rohan is going after school? (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Is where Rohan going after school?
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The rain fell all night.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram baked Vikram's cake. Vikram shared it. (b) Vikram baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Vikram baked his cake. He shared it.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria made her card. She posted it. (b) Maria made her card. Her posted it. (c) Maria made Maria's card. Maria posted it.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya baked Zoya's cake. Zoya shared it. (b) Zoya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Zoya baked her cake. She shared it.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “she” (d) after “teacher”
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) wore (b) baisakhi (c) new (d) on
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Priya lives near the lake in surat.” (a) the (b) surat (c) in (d) lake
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Monday of August.” (a) my (b) first (c) is (d) on

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