Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 440 · 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.These words are mixed up: milk / drinks / Riya / warm / bed / before
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Riya warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Riya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Riya warm milk before bed.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) bright (d) fluffy
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Why is Ananya crying? (d) Aarav sings a song in the morning.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kavya sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first thursday of January.” (a) on (b) thursday (c) of (d) birthday
6. 6.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kabir baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Kabir baked Kabir's cake. Kabir shared it.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya reads a storybook at night. (b) Zoya reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Zoya a storybook at night. (d) Zoya a storybook reads at night.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Zoya eating for lunch? (b) Ishaan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What a noisy market! (d) Please feed the cat.
10. 10.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which of these is a command? (a) Isha rides a bicycle to school. (b) What is Arjun eating for lunch? (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) What a cold morning!
12. 12.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The children.
15. 15.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Nisha drawing in class? (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Sneha cleans the room every Saturday.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (b) Tenzin a storybook reads at night. (c) Tenzin reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Tenzin a storybook at night.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) we (b) met (c) all (d) on
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Arjun is calling? (b) Arjun is who calling? (c) Is who Arjun calling? (d) Who is Arjun calling?
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya lives near the lake in Shimla.” (a) priya (b) in (c) the (d) lake
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Yash leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Yash travelling to school? (b) Yash is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Yash travelling to school? (d) How Yash is travelling to school?
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) loud (d) sweet
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The train.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened a big umbrella. (b) Arjun opened an umbrella. (c) Arjun opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Arjun opened a striped umbrella.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
31. 31.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a small kite. (b) Imran flew a yellow kite. (c) Imran flew a small yellow kite. (d) Imran flew a kite.
33. 33.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Saanvi the car on Sundays. (c) Saanvi washes on Sundays the car. (d) Saanvi the car washes on Sundays.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and ishaan will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Joseph going after school? (b) Where Joseph is going after school? (c) Joseph is where going after school? (d) Is where Joseph going after school?
39. 39.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Imran catches the bus at seven. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What is Aarav eating for lunch?
40. 40.Priya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) cross (c) calm

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