Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 206 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kabir washes the car on Sundays.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
2. 2.These words are mixed up: school / eats / after / banana / a / Riya
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya eats a banana after school. (b) Riya eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Riya a banana after school. (d) Riya a banana eats after school.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Dev rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) bitter
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Aarav crying? (b) Aarav is why crying? (c) Why is Aarav crying? (d) Why Aarav is crying?
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Water the plants today. (c) What is Ananya reading today? (d) Priya visits the library on Fridays.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “rahul lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Friday i went to Jaipur by train.” (a) train (b) by (c) i (d) went
10. 10.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) Joseph draws a picture in art class. (c) What a big cake! (d) Who is Omkar calling?
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Yash eating for lunch? (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Joseph draws a picture in art class.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul was born in the month of april.” (a) april (b) of (c) the (d) month
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Arjun / warm / milk / bed / drinks / before
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Arjun warm milk before bed. (b) Arjun drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Arjun drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Arjun warm milk drinks before bed.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Tara / cooks / for / rice / lunch
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Tara rice for lunch. (b) Tara rice cooks for lunch. (c) Tara cooks for lunch rice. (d) Tara cooks rice for lunch.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Simran is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Simran leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Simran leaving for Delhi?
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aarav eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in chennai on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Nisha going after school?” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul lives near the lake in agra.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Sneha picked Sneha's mango. Sneha ate it. (c) Sneha picked her mango. Her ate it.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a red house. (b) Riya drew a house. (c) Riya drew a small red house. (d) Riya drew a small house.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rohan rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rohan a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rides Rohan a bicycle to school.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
29. 29.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Omkar the school bag at night. (b) Omkar the school bag packs at night. (c) Omkar packs at night the school bag. (d) Omkar packs the school bag at night.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “ripe”
33. 33.These words are mixed up: every / morning / the / cat / feeds / Kunal
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Kunal the cat every morning. (b) Kunal the cat feeds every morning. (c) Kunal feeds the cat every morning. (d) Kunal feeds every morning the cat.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Simran packed Simran's bag. Simran carried it. (c) Simran packed her bag. She carried it.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Since it was late. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
36. 36.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the bus catches at seven. (b) Rohan catches the bus at seven. (c) Rohan catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Rohan the bus at seven.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev eats a banana after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Sneha eating for lunch? (b) Is what Sneha eating for lunch? (c) Sneha is what eating for lunch? (d) What Sneha is eating for lunch?
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Meera eating for lunch? (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Isha rides a bicycle to school.

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