Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 316 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) bright (d) loud
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Farhan met Meera at the station in surat.” (a) surat (b) at (c) station (d) the
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Aarav eating for lunch? (c) What Aarav is eating for lunch? (d) What is Aarav eating for lunch?
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Joseph painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Joseph painted Joseph's pot. Joseph sold it.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “a” (d) after “out”
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kavya kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Kavya the ball in the garden. (d) Kavya the ball kicks in the garden.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya sings in the morning a song. (b) Zoya sings a song in the morning. (c) Zoya a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Zoya a song in the morning.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) the (b) our (c) school (d) holidays
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Grandpa. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
18. 18.These words are mixed up: rice / lunch / cooks / Sneha / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha cooks rice for lunch. (b) Sneha rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Sneha rice for lunch. (d) Sneha cooks for lunch rice.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tara ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Tara ate a juicy mango. (c) Tara ate a mango. (d) Tara ate a yellow mango.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Arjun is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Arjun leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Arjun leaving for Delhi?
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Ananya going after school?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first tuesday of September.” (a) on (b) the (c) birthday (d) tuesday
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) While Mum was cooking.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (c) What is Saanvi eating for lunch? (d) What Saanvi is eating for lunch?
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) we (c) a (d) on
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The wind. (d) As soon as we reached home.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Maria playing cricket? (b) Where Maria is playing cricket? (c) Is where Maria playing cricket? (d) Maria is where playing cricket?
33. 33.These words are mixed up: a / rides / Simran / to / bicycle / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (c) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (d) Simran rides to school a bicycle.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Yash found Yash's kite. Yash flew it. (c) Yash found his kite. He flew it.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ishaan rode a new bicycle. (b) Ishaan rode a new green bicycle. (c) Ishaan rode a green bicycle. (d) Ishaan rode a bicycle.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Riya a poem every week. (b) Riya writes every week a poem. (c) Riya writes a poem every week. (d) Riya a poem writes every week.
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Switch off the fan. (c) What is Imran drawing in class? (d) How funny the joke is!

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