Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 232 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Kabir saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a blue butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a butterfly.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Farhan travelling to school? (b) How Farhan is travelling to school? (c) How is Farhan travelling to school? (d) Farhan is how travelling to school?
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Blew the leaves away.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Aarav laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Yash eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) What is Tenzin reading today? (c) Imran cooks rice for lunch. (d) What a tasty samosa!
13. 13.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja packed Pooja's bag. Pooja carried it. (b) Pooja packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Pooja packed her bag. Her carried it.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara eats after school a banana. (b) Tara eats a banana after school. (c) Tara a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Tara a banana after school.
16. 16.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Dev packed Dev's bag. Dev carried it. (c) Dev packed his bag. He carried it.
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Arjun drawing in class? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (d) What a long train!
19. 19.Meera wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the cat feeds every morning. (b) Arjun feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Arjun the cat every morning. (d) Arjun feeds the cat every morning.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch. (b) Kunal cooks rice for lunch. (c) Kunal cooks for lunch rice. (d) Kunal rice cooks for lunch.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is where going after school? (b) Where is Kabir going after school? (c) Where Kabir is going after school? (d) Is where Kabir going after school?
23. 23.Which of these is a command? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Who is Maria calling?
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Simran going after school?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) spicy (d) bright
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sticky (d) spicy
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir found his kite. He flew it. (b) Kabir found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Kabir found Kabir's kite. Kabir flew it.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: reads / at / Dev / storybook / a / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Dev a storybook at night. (b) Dev reads at night a storybook. (c) Dev a storybook reads at night. (d) Dev reads a storybook at night.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The red kite. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Broke his toy car.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: Yash / art / picture / draws / class / a / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Yash a picture in art class. (b) Yash draws in art class a picture. (c) Yash draws a picture in art class. (d) Yash a picture draws in art class.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
33. 33.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) What is Dev drawing in class? (d) Isha cleans the room every Saturday.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “baby” (c) after “was” (d) after “sleeping”
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The brown cow. (d) Running in the park.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Ananya crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)

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