Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 411 · 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) Manav painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Manav painted Manav's pot. Manav sold it. (c) Manav painted his pot. Him sold it.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Shimla in July.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) from (d) my
3. 3.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a house. (b) Dev drew a green house. (c) Dev drew a tall green house. (d) Dev drew a tall house.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Isha reading today? (b) What Isha is reading today? (c) Isha is what reading today? (d) Is what Isha reading today?
5. 5.These words are mixed up: kicks / the / Imran / ball / garden / in / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Imran the ball in the garden. (c) Imran kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Imran the ball kicks in the garden.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Kunal wore new clothes on eid.” (a) on (b) new (c) eid (d) wore
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan reads at night a storybook. (b) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (c) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Farhan a storybook at night.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in agra starts in november.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
11. 11.These words are mixed up: a / school / after / Vikram / eats / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (c) Vikram eats a banana after school. (d) Vikram eats after school a banana.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a small shell. (b) Omkar found a small white shell. (c) Omkar found a shell. (d) Omkar found a white shell.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) My grandmother. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rohan rode a bicycle. (b) Rohan rode a green bicycle. (c) Rohan rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Rohan rode a shiny green bicycle.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Tenzin saw an elephant. (c) Tenzin saw a huge elephant. (d) Tenzin saw a grey elephant.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash made his card. Him posted it. (b) Yash made his card. He posted it. (c) Yash made Yash's card. Yash posted it.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) rough (d) colourful
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Meera reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Maria picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Maria picked Maria's mango. Maria ate it.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria was born in the month of April.” (a) of (b) maria (c) month (d) born
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Simran washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Simran washed Simran's bicycle. Simran rode it.
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Nisha is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Nisha leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Nisha leaving for Delhi?
26. 26.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “we” (d) after “a”
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “The” (c) after “a” (d) after “went”
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Simran is crying? (b) Why is Simran crying? (c) Is why Simran crying? (d) Simran is why crying?
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Omkar laughing?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Arjun saw an orange butterfly. (b) Arjun saw a butterfly. (c) Arjun saw a pretty orange butterfly. (d) Arjun saw a pretty butterfly.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The ice cream seller.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Omkar opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Omkar opened a big umbrella. (c) Omkar opened a striped umbrella. (d) Omkar opened an umbrella.
38. 38.These words are mixed up: visits / on / Fridays / library / the / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Arjun the library on Fridays. (b) Arjun visits on Fridays the library. (c) Arjun visits the library on Fridays. (d) Arjun the library visits on Fridays.
39. 39.Which of these is a command? (a) Dev writes a poem every week. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Where is Priya playing cricket? (d) How big the cake is!
40. 40.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Rahul saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a butterfly. (d) Rahul saw a blue butterfly.

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