Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 18 · 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 sentence describes the shell best? (a) Joseph found a white shell. (b) Joseph found a small white shell. (c) Joseph found a small shell. (d) Joseph found a shell.
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja wrote Pooja's poem. Pooja read it. (b) Pooja wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Pooja wrote her poem. She read it.
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Yash / morning / the / cat / feeds / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Yash the cat every morning. (c) Yash feeds every morning the cat. (d) Yash the cat feeds every morning.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Grandpa.
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) Riya sings a song in the morning. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) Why is Rohan crying? (d) Drink a glass of milk.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Nisha visits the library on Fridays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Blew the leaves away.
8. 8.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
10. 10.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Vikram painted a round pot. (b) Vikram painted a pot. (c) Vikram painted a blue pot. (d) Vikram painted a round blue pot.
11. 11.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Sneha crying? (b) What a big cake! (c) Joseph draws a picture in art class. (d) Put your books in the bag.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “a” (b) after “kite” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “man”
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) our (b) we (c) met (d) on
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Pooja rode a new bicycle. (b) Pooja rode a new green bicycle. (c) Pooja rode a green bicycle. (d) Pooja rode a bicycle.
17. 17.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.These words are mixed up: rides / school / Simran / bicycle / to / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (b) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (c) Simran rides to school a bicycle. (d) Simran rides a bicycle to school.
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What a long train! (c) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (d) Why is Saanvi crying?
20. 20.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “milk” (c) after “The” (d) after “over”
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a pink shell. (b) Kabir found a tiny pink shell. (c) Kabir found a tiny shell. (d) Kabir found a shell.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a small pink shell. (b) Priya found a small shell. (c) Priya found a shell. (d) Priya found a pink shell.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Simran playing cricket? (b) Simran is where playing cricket? (c) Where Simran is playing cricket? (d) Is where Simran playing cricket?
27. 27.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a tiny shell. (b) Rahul found a white shell. (c) Rahul found a tiny white shell. (d) Rahul found a shell.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from surat in april.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Nisha is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Nisha eating for lunch? (c) Nisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Nisha eating for lunch?
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “nobody” (b) after “second” (c) after “ate” (d) after “sweet”
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Aisha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Aisha warm milk before bed.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a big bag. (b) Isha carried a big blue bag. (c) Isha carried a bag. (d) Isha carried a blue bag.
37. 37.Joseph 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) purple
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul picked Rahul's mango. Rahul ate it. (b) Rahul picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Rahul picked his mango. Him ate it.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement

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