Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 302 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How bright the moon is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja washed Pooja's bicycle. Pooja rode it. (b) Pooja washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Pooja washed her bicycle. She rode it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (b) Meera made her card. She posted it. (c) Meera made her card. Her posted it.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Dev a banana after school. (b) Dev eats after school a banana. (c) Dev eats a banana after school. (d) Dev a banana eats after school.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Sneha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a butterfly. (b) Simran saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Simran saw an orange butterfly. (d) Simran saw a pretty butterfly.
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) shiny
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Simran baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Simran baked Simran's cake. Simran shared it.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Dev wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Dev wrote Dev's poem. Dev read it.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal painted Kunal's pot. Kunal sold it. (b) Kunal painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Kunal painted his pot. He sold it.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Maria going after school? (b) Where Maria is going after school? (c) Is where Maria going after school? (d) Maria is where going after school?
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “a” (c) after “ate” (d) after “sweet”
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “The”
20. 20.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) Imran eats a banana after school. (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Why is Aarav laughing? (d) Water the plants today.
22. 22.Rahul wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) slow (c) quick
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Ishaan wrote Ishaan's poem. Ishaan read it. (c) Ishaan wrote his poem. Him read it.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Surat starts in November.” (a) fair (b) in (c) big (d) the
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The bright moon.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a white shell. (b) Arjun found a small white shell. (c) Arjun found a small shell. (d) Arjun found a shell.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: seven / catches / bus / Aarav / the / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Aarav the bus at seven. (b) Aarav the bus catches at seven. (c) Aarav catches at seven the bus. (d) Aarav catches the bus at seven.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “basket” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “picked”
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “very” (c) after “It” (d) after “cold”
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) When the bell rang.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
39. 39.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rahul opened a small umbrella. (b) Rahul opened a striped umbrella. (c) Rahul opened an umbrella. (d) Rahul opened a small striped umbrella.
40. 40.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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