Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 291 · 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.These words are mixed up: ball / the / Maria / kicks / garden / the / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Maria the ball in the garden. (b) Maria the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Maria kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Maria kicks in the garden the ball.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) bright
4. 4.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A busy squirrel.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Imran writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.These words are mixed up: a / Aisha / in / draws / class / art / picture
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha a picture draws in art class. (b) Aisha draws in art class a picture. (c) Aisha draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Aisha a picture in art class.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is why laughing? (b) Why Kunal is laughing? (c) Why is Kunal laughing? (d) Is why Kunal laughing?
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Simran is crying? (b) Is why Simran crying? (c) Simran is why crying? (d) Why is Simran crying?
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The tall tree.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Aisha playing cricket?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My aunt. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
16. 16.Ishaan wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) What is Ananya drawing in class? (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Priya washes the car on Sundays.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The ice cream seller.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) My father. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Rang his bell.
20. 20.Zoya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) chilly (c) hot
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “our”
22. 22.These words are mixed up: the / a / in / sings / song / Ananya / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Ananya a song in the morning. (c) Ananya sings in the morning a song. (d) Ananya sings a song in the morning.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to lucknow for baisakhi last year.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Sat next to me. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Diya found her kite. She flew it.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Shimla for Christmas last year.” (a) year (b) we (c) went (d) last
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) new (b) clothes (c) kabir (d) wore
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is how travelling to school? (b) How Omkar is travelling to school? (c) Is how Omkar travelling to school? (d) How is Omkar travelling to school?
31. 31.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The players ran onto the field.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar waters in the evening the plants. (b) Omkar the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Omkar the plants in the evening. (d) Omkar waters the plants in the evening.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the car washes on Sundays. (b) Maria washes the car on Sundays. (c) Maria washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Maria the car on Sundays.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) shiny
36. 36.These words are mixed up: the / room / cleans / Manav / every / Saturday
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Manav cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Manav the room every Saturday. (d) Manav the room cleans every Saturday.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) Told us a story. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) If you come early.
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Why is Rohan crying? (c) Switch off the fan. (d) Saanvi visits the library on Fridays.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Simran picked a pretty white flower. (b) Simran picked a white flower. (c) Simran picked a pretty flower. (d) Simran picked a flower.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a small pink shell. (b) Kabir found a small shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a pink shell.

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