Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 307 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria fixed Maria's toy car. Maria played with it. (b) Maria fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Maria fixed her toy car. She played with it.
2. 2.Yash wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) purple (c) lovely
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Helps Rahul Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Rahul helps in the kitchen Grandma.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Meera cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
5. 5.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: cricket / park / plays / the / Ishaan / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan plays cricket in the park. (b) Ishaan plays in the park cricket. (c) Ishaan cricket plays in the park. (d) Plays Ishaan cricket in the park.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Counted the coins.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a kite. (b) Isha flew a big red kite. (c) Isha flew a red kite. (d) Isha flew a big kite.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it. (b) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it. (c) Ishaan made his card. He posted it.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: kicks / ball / the / garden / the / in / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Arjun the ball in the garden. (b) Arjun kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Arjun the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Arjun kicks the ball in the garden.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
15. 15.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aarav bought a round balloon. (b) Aarav bought a balloon. (c) Aarav bought a round red balloon. (d) Aarav bought a red balloon.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Manav saw a blue butterfly. (b) Manav saw a pretty blue butterfly. (c) Manav saw a butterfly. (d) Manav saw a pretty butterfly.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How funny the joke is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Kavya the plants in the evening. (c) Kavya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Kavya waters in the evening the plants.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Tara lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Tara lost Tara's pencil. Tara found it.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ananya opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Ananya opened an umbrella. (c) Ananya opened a big umbrella. (d) Ananya opened a striped umbrella.
23. 23.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 “was” (c) after “cold” (d) after “It”
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The children.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) in (c) a (d) saturday
26. 26.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Imran wore a red cap. (b) Imran wore a cap. (c) Imran wore an old red cap. (d) Imran wore an old cap.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
28. 28.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Manav saw an elephant. (b) Manav saw a huge elephant. (c) Manav saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Manav saw a grey elephant.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav made his card. Him posted it. (b) Aarav made his card. He posted it. (c) Aarav made Aarav's card. Aarav posted it.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Nisha wore a cap. (b) Nisha wore a red cap. (c) Nisha wore an old red cap. (d) Nisha wore an old cap.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Ishaan the room every Saturday. (b) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Ishaan the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Ishaan cleans every Saturday the room.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The train left the station at nine.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Nisha a poem every week. (c) Nisha writes every week a poem. (d) Nisha writes a poem every week.
36. 36.Which of these is a question? (a) Diya cooks rice for lunch. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) How tasty the samosa is! (d) How is Farhan travelling to school?
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The players. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Stopped at the gate.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: cat / the / Dev / every / feeds / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Dev the cat every morning. (c) Dev feeds every morning the cat. (d) Dev the cat feeds every morning.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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