Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 309 · 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?
   “Nisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rohan feeds the cat every morning.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a bicycle rides to school. (b) Yash rides to school a bicycle. (c) Yash rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Yash a bicycle to school.
6. 6.Aarav wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Riya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Riya fixed Riya's toy car. Riya played with it.
8. 8.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) rough (d) colourful
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Grandma / in / Aisha / kitchen / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Aisha Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Aisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Aisha Grandma helps in the kitchen.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “late” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (c) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Diya the cat feeds every morning.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The tall tree.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Saanvi going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Rahul wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) hungry
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) How long the train is! (b) Why is Zoya laughing? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Zoya drinks warm milk before bed.
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Arjun found his kite. He flew it. (c) Arjun found Arjun's kite. Arjun flew it.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw a big elephant. (b) Sneha saw a big grey elephant. (c) Sneha saw a grey elephant. (d) Sneha saw an elephant.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Nisha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Nisha opened an umbrella. (c) Nisha opened a big umbrella. (d) Nisha opened a big striped umbrella.
23. 23.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for baisakhi last year.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) go (b) dog (c) i (d) with
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) As soon as we reached home.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tara picked a tiny white flower. (b) Tara picked a white flower. (c) Tara picked a tiny flower. (d) Tara picked a flower.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Zoya saw a brown dog. (b) Zoya saw a dog. (c) Zoya saw a small dog. (d) Zoya saw a small brown dog.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to lucknow for christmas last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) wore (b) on (c) christmas (d) new
34. 34.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Tara helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (d) What a noisy market!
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev visits on Fridays the library. (b) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (c) Dev the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Dev the library on Fridays.
38. 38.These words are mixed up: kitchen / the / Ananya / in / Grandma / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Ananya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Ananya Grandma helps in the kitchen.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) sour (c) shiny (d) noisy

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