Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 222 · 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 of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kavya drawing in class? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Saanvi draws a picture in art class. (d) How clever the crow is!
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The players. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan lost Rohan's pencil. Rohan found it. (b) Rohan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Rohan lost his pencil. He found it.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Zoya brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Lucknow in july.” (a) in (b) from (c) uncle (d) july
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.These words are mixed up: washes / on / the / Rahul / car / Sundays
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul washes on Sundays the car. (b) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Rahul the car on Sundays. (d) Rahul the car washes on Sundays.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) our (b) cousins (c) we (d) met
9. 9.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir lost Kabir's pencil. Kabir found it. (b) Kabir lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Kabir lost his pencil. He found it.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Priya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) purple
13. 13.Dev wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) A big black crow.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
17. 17.These words are mixed up: storybook / at / a / Aarav / reads / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (b) Aarav a storybook reads at night. (c) Aarav reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Aarav a storybook at night.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Priya drew a house. (b) Priya drew a tall house. (c) Priya drew a green house. (d) Priya drew a tall green house.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “on”
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Priya opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Priya opened a big umbrella. (c) Priya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Priya opened an umbrella.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) rough (c) shiny (d) loud
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Diya found her kite. She flew it.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (c) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (d) Tara the cat feeds every morning.
28. 28.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Nisha planted Nisha's sapling. Nisha watered it. (c) Nisha planted her sapling. Her watered it.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) What a cold morning! (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Where is Manav playing cricket? (d) Sneha eats a banana after school.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: banana / school / eats / Priya / a / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya eats after school a banana. (b) Priya eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Priya a banana after school. (d) Priya a banana eats after school.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Ishaan brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Yash baked Yash's cake. Yash shared it. (c) Yash baked his cake. Him shared it.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Sneha travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Running in the park. (c) The rain. (d) Flew high in the sky.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to pune by train.” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav made his card. Him posted it. (b) Aarav made Aarav's card. Aarav posted it. (c) Aarav made his card. He posted it.

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