Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 334 · 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) Omkar planted Omkar's sapling. Omkar watered it. (b) Omkar planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Omkar planted his sapling. He watered it.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Dev is going after school? (b) Is where Dev going after school? (c) Where is Dev going after school? (d) Dev is where going after school?
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) loud (d) colourful
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Aisha writes a poem every week. (d) What is Diya drawing in class?
8. 8.These words are mixed up: catches / bus / seven / Simran / the / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Simran the bus at seven. (b) Simran catches the bus at seven. (c) Simran the bus catches at seven. (d) Simran catches at seven the bus.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: rice / lunch / for / Ishaan / cooks
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan rice cooks for lunch. (b) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Ishaan rice for lunch. (d) Ishaan cooks for lunch rice.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Sunday i went to Surat by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) by (d) i
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan feeds the cat every morning.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) How colourful the rangoli is! (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Who is Farhan calling?
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Joseph wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wooden
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a blue pot. (b) Sneha painted a pot. (c) Sneha painted a round pot. (d) Sneha painted a round blue pot.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (c) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: eats / a / after / school / banana / Aarav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav eats after school a banana. (b) Aarav a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Aarav a banana after school. (d) Aarav eats a banana after school.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: bed / milk / warm / drinks / before / Omkar
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Omkar warm milk before bed. (b) Omkar drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Omkar drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Omkar warm milk drinks before bed.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Kunal the bus at seven. (b) Kunal catches at seven the bus. (c) Kunal the bus catches at seven. (d) Kunal catches the bus at seven.
22. 22.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Since it was late. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Rang loudly.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) My sister. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The rain fell all night.
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) Saanvi cleans the room every Saturday. (c) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (d) How clever the crow is!
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a tiny shell. (b) Riya found a shell. (c) Riya found a pink shell. (d) Riya found a tiny pink shell.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a pink shell. (b) Priya found a shell. (c) Priya found a tiny pink shell. (d) Priya found a tiny shell.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (b) When is Meera leaving for Delhi? (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Line up near the door.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
33. 33.Vikram wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) square
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Bhopal for eid last year.” (a) for (b) year (c) went (d) eid
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rahul painted a round orange pot. (b) Rahul painted a round pot. (c) Rahul painted a pot. (d) Rahul painted an orange pot.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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