Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 41 · 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 of these is a statement? (a) How is Rahul travelling to school? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Riya cleans the room every Saturday.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Sat on the wall.
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Where is Tara playing cricket? (c) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) How lovely the song is!
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) our (b) met (c) we (d) cousins
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Aisha playing cricket? (b) Kabir feeds the cat every morning. (c) Sit down quietly. (d) How lovely the song is!
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Omkar is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Omkar leaving for Delhi?
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How long the train is! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof. (d) How is Zoya travelling to school?
10. 10.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rohan drew a house. (b) Rohan drew a tall house. (c) Rohan drew a tall green house. (d) Rohan drew a green house.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Nisha is calling? (b) Nisha is who calling? (c) Who is Nisha calling? (d) Is who Nisha calling?
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Rohan playing cricket? (b) Rohan is where playing cricket? (c) Where Rohan is playing cricket? (d) Is where Rohan playing cricket?
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Zoya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Zoya planted Zoya's sapling. Zoya watered it.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a flower. (b) Maria picked a white flower. (c) Maria picked a tiny white flower. (d) Maria picked a tiny flower.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The players.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya packed Ananya's bag. Ananya carried it. (b) Ananya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Ananya packed her bag. She carried it.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Dev saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Dev saw a blue butterfly. (c) Dev saw a butterfly. (d) Dev saw a pretty blue butterfly.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram met saanvi at the station in Indore.” (a) at (b) met (c) the (d) saanvi
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in patna on Tuesday.” (a) old (b) the (c) on (d) patna
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “cake” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “The”
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Priya painted Priya's pot. Priya sold it. (c) Priya painted her pot. She sold it.
27. 27.Which of these is a command? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What a funny joke! (c) Zoya packs the school bag at night. (d) Who is Sneha calling?
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) A big black crow. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) loud
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a small kite. (b) Tara flew a small yellow kite. (c) Tara flew a kite. (d) Tara flew a yellow kite.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Dev baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Dev baked Dev's cake. Dev shared it.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav made his card. Him posted it. (b) Aarav made Aarav's card. Aarav posted it. (c) Aarav made his card. He posted it.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Dev laughing? (b) How big the cake is! (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Yash catches the bus at seven.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) bitter
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Saanvi reading today? (b) What Saanvi is reading today? (c) Is what Saanvi reading today? (d) Saanvi is what reading today?
38. 38.These words are mixed up: the / dog / brushes / Sundays / Dev / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Dev brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Dev the dog on Sundays.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Diya picked a pretty flower. (b) Diya picked a yellow flower. (c) Diya picked a flower. (d) Diya picked a pretty yellow flower.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (b) What Farhan is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Farhan eating for lunch? (d) Farhan is what eating for lunch?

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