Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 209 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
2. 2.These words are mixed up: before / drinks / bed / Rahul / milk / warm
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Rahul drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Rahul drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Rahul warm milk before bed.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “the big fair in Kochi starts in October.” (a) starts (b) the (c) fair (d) big
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Sneha is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Sneha leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (d) Sneha is when leaving for Delhi?
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to Patna for diwali last year.” (a) to (b) for (c) diwali (d) last
6. 6.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Farhan found a pink shell. (b) Farhan found a shell. (c) Farhan found a small shell. (d) Farhan found a small pink shell.
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Aarav writes a poem every week. (b) Why is Tara laughing? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) How long the train is!
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Omkar drawing in class? (b) What Omkar is drawing in class? (c) Omkar is what drawing in class? (d) Is what Omkar drawing in class?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Nisha reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Imran leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “was” (c) after “beach” (d) after “the”
13. 13.These words are mixed up: a / banana / school / after / Rahul / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul eats a banana after school. (b) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (c) Rahul a banana eats after school. (d) Rahul eats after school a banana.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera met yash at the station in mysuru.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya met rahul at the station in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
16. 16.Arjun wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) wooden (c) bright
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Kabir washed Kabir's bicycle. Kabir rode it. (c) Kabir washed his bicycle. He rode it.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is where going after school? (b) Where is Ishaan going after school? (c) Where Ishaan is going after school? (d) Is where Ishaan going after school?
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a tiny flower. (b) Yash picked a white flower. (c) Yash picked a flower. (d) Yash picked a tiny white flower.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Pooja packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Pooja packed Pooja's bag. Pooja carried it.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun rides a bicycle to school.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Maria washed Maria's bicycle. Maria rode it. (c) Maria washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Farhan a picture in art class. (c) Farhan draws a picture in art class. (d) Farhan a picture draws in art class.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan baked Rohan's cake. Rohan shared it. (b) Rohan baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Rohan baked his cake. Him shared it.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of april.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (b) Meera made her card. Her posted it. (c) Meera made her card. She posted it.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Priya bought a big balloon. (b) Priya bought a purple balloon. (c) Priya bought a big purple balloon. (d) Priya bought a balloon.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rohan rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Rohan a bicycle to school. (d) Rohan rides to school a bicycle.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) Grandpa.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Vikram cooks rice for lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya planted Diya's sapling. Diya watered it. (b) Diya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Diya planted her sapling. She watered it.

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