Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 350 · 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) Farhan found his kite. He flew it. (b) Farhan found Farhan's kite. Farhan flew it. (c) Farhan found his kite. Him flew it.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: cooks / rice / Arjun / for / lunch
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun cooks rice for lunch. (b) Arjun rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Arjun rice for lunch. (d) Arjun cooks for lunch rice.
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Priya writes a poem every week. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) How tasty the samosa is! (d) Who is Diya calling?
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rohan eating for lunch? (b) Rohan is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Rohan eating for lunch? (d) What Rohan is eating for lunch?
7. 7.These words are mixed up: Ishaan / morning / feeds / cat / the / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan feeds every morning the cat. (b) Ishaan the cat feeds every morning. (c) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Ishaan the cat every morning.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Isha waters in the evening the plants. (c) Isha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Isha the plants in the evening.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in shimla starts in august.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
10. 10.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a mango. (b) Omkar ate a yellow mango. (c) Omkar ate a juicy yellow mango. (d) Omkar ate a juicy mango.
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Ananya crying? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) What a funny joke! (d) Priya sings a song in the morning.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: Sneha / school / at / night / packs / bag / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha packs the school bag at night. (b) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (c) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Sneha the school bag at night.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran visits the library on Fridays. (b) Simran the library visits on Fridays. (c) Visits Simran the library on Fridays. (d) Simran visits on Fridays the library.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.These words are mixed up: warm / drinks / milk / Tara / before / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed. (d) Tara drinks before bed warm milk.
17. 17.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Imran playing cricket? (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (d) What a funny joke!
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ananya bought a round balloon. (b) Ananya bought a round purple balloon. (c) Ananya bought a purple balloon. (d) Ananya bought a balloon.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: Zoya / cricket / park / plays / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (b) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (c) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (d) Zoya plays in the park cricket.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Sneha is leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (c) Sneha is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Sneha leaving for Delhi?
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “too” (c) after “cake” (d) after “a”
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Thursday of September.” (a) my (b) on (c) is (d) birthday
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) shiny
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya the school bag packs at night. (b) Kavya packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Kavya the school bag at night. (d) Kavya packs at night the school bag.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: kitchen / Rohan / helps / the / Grandma / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Rohan Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Rohan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Rohan Grandma helps in the kitchen.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
33. 33.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.These words are mixed up: cricket / park / in / Diya / plays / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Diya cricket in the park. (b) Diya cricket plays in the park. (c) Diya plays cricket in the park. (d) Diya plays in the park cricket.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kabir carried a blue bag. (b) Kabir carried a bag. (c) Kabir carried a heavy bag. (d) Kabir carried a heavy blue bag.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “drank” (c) after “hot” (d) after “we”
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Pooja a song in the morning. (c) Pooja sings a song in the morning. (d) Pooja sings in the morning a song.

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