Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 447 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ananya draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Diya washes the car on Sundays.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Imran drew a green house. (b) Imran drew a tall green house. (c) Imran drew a tall house. (d) Imran drew a house.
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kunal washes the car on Sundays. (b) What is Tara reading today? (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a big cake!
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
6. 6.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Priya picked a white flower. (b) Priya picked a tiny white flower. (c) Priya picked a flower. (d) Priya picked a tiny flower.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) Although he was tired. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) Because it was raining. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Saanvi wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) wooden (c) cross
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Dev the library on Fridays. (b) Dev visits on Fridays the library. (c) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (d) Dev the library visits on Fridays.
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) Where is Tenzin going after school?
14. 14.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a dog. (b) Vikram saw a little dog. (c) Vikram saw a black dog. (d) Vikram saw a little black dog.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran bought his book. He read it. (b) Imran bought his book. Him read it. (c) Imran bought Imran's book. Imran read it.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tasty samosa!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
18. 18.Ananya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silly (c) smart
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Monday I went to Kochi by train.” (a) last (b) went (c) train (d) to
20. 20.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Arjun ate a juicy mango. (b) Arjun ate a juicy ripe mango. (c) Arjun ate a ripe mango. (d) Arjun ate a mango.
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Saanvi sings a song in the morning. (b) How funny the joke is! (c) What is Yash drawing in class? (d) Please pass the salt.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “train” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “on”
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Sundays / Tenzin / on / car / the / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Tenzin the car on Sundays. (c) Tenzin the car washes on Sundays. (d) Tenzin washes the car on Sundays.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) saturday (c) have (d) maths
26. 26.Isha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Aarav the bus at seven. (b) Aarav catches at seven the bus. (c) Aarav the bus catches at seven. (d) Aarav catches the bus at seven.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and ishaan will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
33. 33.Omkar wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) huge
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Rang his bell. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The new student sat next to me.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Indore in november.” (a) uncle (b) november (c) from (d) in
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Isha rode a new green bicycle. (b) Isha rode a bicycle. (c) Isha rode a green bicycle. (d) Isha rode a new bicycle.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in july.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
40. 40.Riya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) hungry

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