Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 212 · 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?
   “Kabir has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.These words are mixed up: sings / song / in / a / the / Vikram / morning
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (b) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (c) Vikram sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Vikram a song in the morning.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Dev eating for lunch? (b) What Dev is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (d) Dev is what eating for lunch?
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “pooja was born in the month of february.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
6. 6.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a butterfly. (b) Simran saw a blue butterfly. (c) Simran saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Simran saw a pretty butterfly.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Aarav is reading today? (b) Is what Aarav reading today? (c) Aarav is what reading today? (d) What is Aarav reading today?
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (b) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (c) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi?
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Meera a picture in art class. (b) Meera draws a picture in art class. (c) Meera a picture draws in art class. (d) Meera draws in art class a picture.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Ananya cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Ananya the room every Saturday. (d) Ananya cleans the room every Saturday.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our teacher. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is who calling? (b) Who Farhan is calling? (c) Is who Farhan calling? (d) Who is Farhan calling?
14. 14.Which of these is a question? (a) Sneha cooks rice for lunch. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Where is Maria going after school?
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Zoya eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
17. 17.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Pooja saw an orange butterfly. (b) Pooja saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Pooja saw a pretty orange butterfly. (d) Pooja saw a butterfly.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Farhan is reading today? (b) Is what Farhan reading today? (c) Farhan is what reading today? (d) What is Farhan reading today?
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran and I played in the park on tuesday.” (a) on (b) tuesday (c) the (d) and
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Aarav the school bag at night. (b) Aarav packs at night the school bag. (c) Aarav the school bag packs at night. (d) Aarav packs the school bag at night.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in October.” (a) holidays (b) school (c) after (d) our
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi wore new clothes on Baisakhi.” (a) saanvi (b) on (c) wore (d) clothes
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran eats a banana after school. (b) Simran a banana eats after school. (c) Simran eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Simran a banana after school.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “to” (b) after “turned” (c) after “sky” (d) after “dark”
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The bright moon. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “was” (d) after “inside”
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan met joseph at the station in kolkata.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a red bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a new red bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a new bicycle.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.These words are mixed up: to / school / bicycle / a / Imran / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (c) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (d) Imran rides to school a bicycle.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan a kite flies on the roof. (b) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Farhan a kite on the roof. (d) Farhan flies on the roof a kite.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) colourful
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “went” (b) after “out” (c) after “we” (d) after “lit”

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