Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 284 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Priya the school bag at night. (b) Priya packs the school bag at night. (c) Priya packs at night the school bag. (d) Priya the school bag packs at night.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) the (b) september (c) in (d) school
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
4. 4.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Maria bought a big purple balloon. (b) Maria bought a big balloon. (c) Maria bought a balloon. (d) Maria bought a purple balloon.
5. 5.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How tall the tree is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (b) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted a blue pot. (b) Aisha painted a pot. (c) Aisha painted a small pot. (d) Aisha painted a small blue pot.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “race” (c) after “the” (d) after “Arjun”
13. 13.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Pooja wore a cap. (b) Pooja wore a blue cap. (c) Pooja wore an old blue cap. (d) Pooja wore an old cap.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) rough (d) loud
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rohan rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Rohan rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Rohan rode a green bicycle. (d) Rohan rode a bicycle.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan a kite flies on the roof. (b) Ishaan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Ishaan a kite on the roof.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a round purple balloon. (b) Dev bought a purple balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a round balloon.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Nisha laughing? (b) Is why Nisha laughing? (c) Nisha is why laughing? (d) Why Nisha is laughing?
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “talk” (c) after “hello” (d) after “says”
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ishaan painted a round pot. (b) Ishaan painted a pot. (c) Ishaan painted an orange pot. (d) Ishaan painted a round orange pot.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera the car washes on Sundays. (b) Meera washes on Sundays the car. (c) Meera washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Meera the car on Sundays.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My best friend. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) Since it was late.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “barked”
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Running in the park.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a black bag. (b) Aisha carried a bag. (c) Aisha carried a big bag. (d) Aisha carried a big black bag.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: the / Ananya / in / plays / park / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Ananya cricket in the park. (b) Ananya plays in the park cricket. (c) Ananya cricket plays in the park. (d) Ananya plays cricket in the park.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Farhan and Priya will come to my house on thursday.” (a) thursday (b) and (c) on (d) to
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Lucknow starts in september.” (a) starts (b) fair (c) september (d) big
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Diya travelling to school? (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Pooja cooks rice for lunch. (d) Water the plants today.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kolkata on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3

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