Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 294 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Joseph crying? (b) Is why Joseph crying? (c) Joseph is why crying? (d) Why Joseph is crying?
2. 2.These words are mixed up: in / sings / Simran / the / morning / a / song
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Simran a song in the morning. (b) Simran a song sings in the morning. (c) Simran sings in the morning a song. (d) Simran sings a song in the morning.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Rahul is laughing? (b) Why is Rahul laughing? (c) Is why Rahul laughing? (d) Rahul is why laughing?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Joseph crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sweet
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Omkar wrote Omkar's poem. Omkar read it. (c) Omkar wrote his poem. Him read it.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to lucknow for Holi last year.” (a) went (b) lucknow (c) last (d) year
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) bitter
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Riya going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “seed” (c) after “a” (d) after “Meera”
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Riya reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Omkar washes the car on Sundays. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What a long train! (d) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi?
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) When the school bus came.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Ishaan a poem every week. (c) Ishaan a poem writes every week. (d) Ishaan writes every week a poem.
25. 25.Kabir wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) wooden (c) huge
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya and i played in the park on Sunday.” (a) the (b) played (c) i (d) in
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Maria drawing in class? (b) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) How bright the moon is!
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) salty
29. 29.These words are mixed up: Ananya / a / to / school / rides / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Ananya a bicycle to school. (b) Ananya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Ananya rides to school a bicycle. (d) Ananya rides a bicycle to school.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Agra on Saturday.” (a) we (b) old (c) fort (d) the
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Omkar drew a house. (b) Omkar drew a tall red house. (c) Omkar drew a red house. (d) Omkar drew a tall house.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the cat feeds every morning. (b) Imran feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (d) Imran feeds the cat every morning.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Dev picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Dev picked Dev's mango. Dev ate it.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) fluffy
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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