Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 262 · 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 command? (a) Arjun cooks rice for lunch. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What a noisy market! (d) What is Rahul eating for lunch?
2. 2.These words are mixed up: the / the / in / garden / Manav / kicks / ball
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Manav the ball in the garden. (b) Manav the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Manav kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Manav kicks the ball in the garden.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Aisha saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Aisha saw a butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a blue butterfly.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Diya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) round (c) tiny
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran made Imran's card. Imran posted it. (b) Imran made his card. He posted it. (c) Imran made his card. Him posted it.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) bright (d) bitter
10. 10.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) My little brother. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Meera saw a butterfly. (b) Meera saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Meera saw a blue butterfly. (d) Meera saw a pretty blue butterfly.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Saturday of November.” (a) is (b) of (c) my (d) first
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya waters the plants in the evening.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
18. 18.These words are mixed up: a / sings / in / the / song / morning / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Priya a song in the morning. (b) Priya a song sings in the morning. (c) Priya sings in the morning a song. (d) Priya sings a song in the morning.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Kavya a picture in art class. (b) Kavya draws a picture in art class. (c) Kavya draws in art class a picture. (d) Kavya a picture draws in art class.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Tara drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran washes on Sundays the car. (b) Simran washes the car on Sundays. (c) Simran the car washes on Sundays. (d) Washes Simran the car on Sundays.
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Pooja draws a picture in art class. (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) How is Tara travelling to school?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Joseph leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Aarav ate a big mango. (b) Aarav ate a ripe mango. (c) Aarav ate a big ripe mango. (d) Aarav ate a mango.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The red kite.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
29. 29.Which of these is a command? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (c) Farhan washes the car on Sundays. (d) How tall the tree is!
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav cooks for lunch rice. (b) Aarav rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Aarav rice for lunch. (d) Aarav cooks rice for lunch.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Monday.” (a) go (b) i (c) with (d) my
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
35. 35.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Isha found a white shell. (b) Isha found a tiny shell. (c) Isha found a tiny white shell. (d) Isha found a shell.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
37. 37.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Imran saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Imran saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Imran saw a blue butterfly. (d) Imran saw a butterfly.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Monday i went to Surat by train.” (a) train (b) went (c) i (d) to
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command

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