Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 263 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Aisha reading today? (b) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What a big cake!
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rahul a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Rahul a bicycle to school. (d) Rahul rides to school a bicycle.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Simran saw a big black dog. (b) Simran saw a dog. (c) Simran saw a big dog. (d) Simran saw a black dog.
5. 5.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a bright moon” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a beautiful garden!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Riya washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Omkar a banana after school. (c) Omkar eats a banana after school. (d) Omkar eats after school a banana.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Simran found her kite. She flew it. (c) Simran found Simran's kite. Simran flew it.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Rahul a storybook at night. (c) Rahul a storybook reads at night. (d) Rahul reads at night a storybook.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Priya reading today?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan lost Farhan's pencil. Farhan found it. (b) Farhan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Farhan lost his pencil. He found it.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “practised” (c) after “Our” (d) after “won”
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The train.
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (b) Water the plants today. (c) When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi? (d) How bright the moon is!
18. 18.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a new bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a green bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a new green bicycle.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in Kolkata.” (a) dev (b) in (c) lake (d) near
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Kavya leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “lit” (c) after “went” (d) after “we”
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “she” (d) after “smiled”
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.These words are mixed up: Arjun / roof / the / flies / a / on / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun flies a kite on the roof. (b) Arjun a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Arjun a kite on the roof. (d) Arjun flies on the roof a kite.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Pooja carried a heavy black bag. (b) Pooja carried a bag. (c) Pooja carried a heavy bag. (d) Pooja carried a black bag.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Priya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quick (c) slow
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to bhopal for diwali last year.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in delhi on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a red kite. (b) Kunal flew a small kite. (c) Kunal flew a small red kite. (d) Kunal flew a kite.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) spicy (d) colourful
40. 40.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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