Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 179 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “We went to jaipur for Christmas last year.” (a) went (b) year (c) last (d) jaipur
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Patna.” (a) i (b) visited (c) cousin (d) in
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) While Mum was cooking.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Rohan packed Rohan's bag. Rohan carried it. (c) Rohan packed his bag. Him carried it.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “the” (c) after “Our” (d) after “hard”
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
11. 11.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Pooja is playing cricket? (b) Is where Pooja playing cricket? (c) Pooja is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Pooja playing cricket?
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last sunday I went to Kolkata by train.” (a) to (b) by (c) train (d) sunday
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Rohan bought a round balloon. (b) Rohan bought a purple balloon. (c) Rohan bought a round purple balloon. (d) Rohan bought a balloon.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) shiny
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) Pooja waters the plants in the evening. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Please close the door. (d) Why is Kavya laughing?
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Saanvi wrote Saanvi's poem. Saanvi read it. (c) Saanvi wrote her poem. She read it.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A small mouse. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Isha the library on Fridays. (b) Isha visits on Fridays the library. (c) Isha the library visits on Fridays. (d) Isha visits the library on Fridays.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Manav a poem every week. (c) Manav a poem writes every week. (d) Manav writes a poem every week.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Aarav is eating for lunch? (b) Aarav is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Aarav eating for lunch? (d) What is Aarav eating for lunch?
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya cooks for lunch rice. (b) Ananya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Ananya rice for lunch. (d) Ananya rice cooks for lunch.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun bought Arjun's book. Arjun read it. (b) Arjun bought his book. He read it. (c) Arjun bought his book. Him read it.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tenzin drew a green house. (b) Tenzin drew a tall house. (c) Tenzin drew a house. (d) Tenzin drew a tall green house.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) smooth (d) loud
30. 30.Priya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a bag. (b) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (c) Aarav carried a black bag. (d) Aarav carried a heavy black bag.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Simran reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Manav laughing?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha feeds the cat every morning. (b) Isha the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Isha the cat every morning. (d) Isha feeds every morning the cat.
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She

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