Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 211 · 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 is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
4. 4.These words are mixed up: milk / drinks / before / warm / bed / Priya
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Priya warm milk before bed. (c) Priya drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Priya warm milk drinks before bed.
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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Nisha the dog on Sundays. (c) Nisha the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Nisha brushes the dog on Sundays.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) made (d) baisakhi
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cold morning!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “meera and rahul will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “The” (c) after “got” (d) after “on”
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The hungry monkey.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) loud
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to pune for Christmas last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) pune (d) year
15. 15.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) spicy
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Sat next to me.
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) What is Vikram drawing in class? (c) Pooja kicks the ball in the garden. (d) How huge the elephant is!
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Yash packed Yash's bag. Yash carried it. (c) Yash packed his bag. He carried it.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The tall tree. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Our neighbours.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: reads / Ananya / a / at / night / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Ananya a storybook at night. (c) Ananya a storybook reads at night. (d) Ananya reads at night a storybook.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The players.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “then” (c) after “finished” (d) after “read”
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Arjun a poem every week. (b) Arjun a poem writes every week. (c) Arjun writes a poem every week. (d) Arjun writes every week a poem.
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Maria eating for lunch? (b) What a clever crow! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Yash writes a poem every week.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (b) What a clever crow! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What is Tenzin drawing in class?
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a small white shell. (b) Simran found a small shell. (c) Simran found a shell. (d) Simran found a white shell.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
34. 34.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) ancient (c) new
35. 35.These words are mixed up: the / the / plants / evening / in / Aisha / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Waters Aisha the plants in the evening. (c) Aisha waters in the evening the plants. (d) Aisha the plants waters in the evening.
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Farhan reading today? (b) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Please close the door.
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (b) Kabir is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Kabir eating for lunch? (d) What Kabir is eating for lunch?
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kunal playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
39. 39.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.

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