Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 417 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Aarav the cat every morning. (c) Aarav feeds every morning the cat. (d) Aarav feeds the cat every morning.
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran made his card. He posted it. (b) Imran made his card. Him posted it. (c) Imran made Imran's card. Imran posted it.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Nisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “a” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “baked” (d) after “cake”
5. 5.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kavya reads a storybook at night. (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Why is Zoya laughing? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
6. 6.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 “barked” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Vikram reading today? (b) Vikram is what reading today? (c) What is Vikram reading today? (d) What Vikram is reading today?
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: the / Zoya / Grandma / in / kitchen / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Helps Zoya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Zoya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Zoya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Aisha rice for lunch. (b) Aisha cooks for lunch rice. (c) Aisha rice cooks for lunch. (d) Aisha cooks rice for lunch.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) we (b) on (c) met (d) all
15. 15.Ishaan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) lovely (c) ugly
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Isha eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Zoya leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya bought Kavya's book. Kavya read it. (b) Kavya bought her book. Her read it. (c) Kavya bought her book. She read it.
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Kavya crying?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
21. 21.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Although he was tired.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) after (b) in (c) reopens (d) october
26. 26.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Imran eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “then” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) sticky (d) noisy
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Our cat. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Eating a big mango.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan eats after school a banana. (b) Farhan a banana eats after school. (c) Farhan eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Farhan a banana after school.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ananya found a small shell. (b) Ananya found a shell. (c) Ananya found a pink shell. (d) Ananya found a small pink shell.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) sweet (d) shiny
39. 39.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sweet (d) smooth

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