Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 386 · 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) Priya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Priya planted Priya's sapling. Priya watered it. (c) Priya planted her sapling. She watered it.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Aisha going after school? (b) Is where Aisha going after school? (c) Aisha is where going after school? (d) Where Aisha is going after school?
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “strong” (d) after “our”
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Aarav is calling? (b) Who is Aarav calling? (c) Is who Aarav calling? (d) Aarav is who calling?
7. 7.Rohan wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) round
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Please close the door. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Where is Imran going after school?
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
11. 11.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw an elephant. (b) Nisha saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Nisha saw a huge elephant. (d) Nisha saw a grey elephant.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
15. 15.Dev wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) brave (c) round
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
17. 17.These words are mixed up: the / on / dog / brushes / Diya / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Diya the dog on Sundays. (b) Diya the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Diya brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays.
18. 18.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.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in kochi starts in September.” (a) kochi (b) starts (c) in (d) big
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The old farmer. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
24. 24.These words are mixed up: washes / on / Aisha / Sundays / car / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha the car washes on Sundays. (b) Aisha washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Aisha the car on Sundays. (d) Aisha washes the car on Sundays.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “it”
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Kabir wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) damp (c) dry
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sour (d) sticky
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The firefighters.
33. 33.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Yash going after school? (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Arjun washes the car on Sundays.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal a banana eats after school. (b) Kunal eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Kunal a banana after school. (d) Kunal eats after school a banana.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Farhan found his kite. He flew it. (c) Farhan found Farhan's kite. Farhan flew it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Vikram packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Vikram packed Vikram's bag. Vikram carried it.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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