Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 326 · 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) Isha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Isha bought her book. She read it. (c) Isha bought Isha's book. Isha read it.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Zoya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “tenzin and Aisha will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) on (b) will (c) tenzin (d) to
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Isha waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cute puppy!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) shiny
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The baby elephant.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Ishaan going after school? (b) Is where Ishaan going after school? (c) Where Ishaan is going after school? (d) Ishaan is where going after school?
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
15. 15.These words are mixed up: seven / bus / catches / at / the / Dev
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Dev the bus at seven. (b) Dev the bus catches at seven. (c) Dev catches at seven the bus. (d) Dev catches the bus at seven.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja planted Pooja's sapling. Pooja watered it. (b) Pooja planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Pooja planted her sapling. She watered it.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
18. 18.Arjun wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) wealthy (c) poor
19. 19.These words are mixed up: rides / a / to / Diya / bicycle / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Diya a bicycle to school. (b) Diya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Diya rides to school a bicycle. (d) Diya rides a bicycle to school.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: the / the / Diya / garden / ball / kicks / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Diya the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Diya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Diya the ball in the garden.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a blue bag. (b) Ananya carried a bag. (c) Ananya carried a heavy bag. (d) Ananya carried a heavy blue bag.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Sunday of february.” (a) february (b) on (c) birthday (d) first
24. 24.Diya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) silent
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) If you come early. (c) The village pond. (d) Gave me a pencil.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Aarav playing cricket? (b) Where Aarav is playing cricket? (c) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (d) Aarav is where playing cricket?
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Diya crying? (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Pooja flies a kite on the roof. (d) Please close the door.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in patna on Sunday.” (a) in (b) patna (c) on (d) the
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The cricket match.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a red house. (b) Farhan drew a house. (c) Farhan drew a tall house. (d) Farhan drew a tall red house.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Arjun wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) christmas (b) new (c) clothes (d) on
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) As soon as we reached home.
35. 35.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 “ripe” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “basket”
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. He flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) sticky (d) shiny
40. 40.These words are mixed up: school / bicycle / to / a / rides / Kunal
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal rides a bicycle to school. (b) Kunal a bicycle rides to school. (c) Kunal rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rides Kunal a bicycle to school.

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