Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 261 · 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 a statement? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) Where is Dev going after school? (c) Rohan visits the library on Fridays. (d) How bright the moon is!
2. 2.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Omkar flew a red kite. (b) Omkar flew a big kite. (c) Omkar flew a kite. (d) Omkar flew a big red kite.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Nisha bought a round balloon. (b) Nisha bought a purple balloon. (c) Nisha bought a balloon. (d) Nisha bought a round purple balloon.
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Farhan cooks rice for lunch. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) Switch off the fan. (d) When is Isha leaving for Delhi?
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Sneha is going after school? (b) Where is Sneha going after school? (c) Is where Sneha going after school? (d) Sneha is where going after school?
6. 6.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a big kite. (b) Tara flew a kite. (c) Tara flew a big green kite. (d) Tara flew a green kite.
7. 7.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is a command? (a) Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Where is Kunal going after school? (c) What a long train! (d) Water the plants today.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cold morning!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted a round pot. (b) Maria painted an orange pot. (c) Maria painted a pot. (d) Maria painted a round orange pot.
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Priya sings a song in the morning. (d) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi?
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “our” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) When the school bus came. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “The”
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph painted Joseph's pot. Joseph sold it. (b) Joseph painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Joseph painted his pot. Him sold it.
19. 19.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) glad (c) sad
20. 20.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened an umbrella. (b) Aarav opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a striped umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a big umbrella.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Omkar drawing in class? (c) What is Omkar drawing in class? (d) What Omkar is drawing in class?
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Zoya planted Zoya's sapling. Zoya watered it. (c) Zoya planted her sapling. Her watered it.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Saanvi fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Saanvi fixed Saanvi's toy car. Saanvi played with it.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Our teacher. (d) Gave us cool shade.
28. 28.Diya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) noisy (c) quiet
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Nisha going after school? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Ananya cooks rice for lunch.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “her” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it. (c) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
34. 34.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a blue butterfly. (b) Simran saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Simran saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Simran saw a butterfly.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.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 because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “planted” (c) after “Meera” (d) after “seed”
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is reading today? (b) Is what Ananya reading today? (c) What is Ananya reading today? (d) Ananya is what reading today?
40. 40.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a small shell. (b) Priya found a shell. (c) Priya found a white shell. (d) Priya found a small white shell.

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