Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 460 · 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) Feeds Saanvi the cat every morning. (b) Saanvi feeds every morning the cat. (c) Saanvi the cat feeds every morning. (d) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Manav drew a small red house. (b) Manav drew a house. (c) Manav drew a small house. (d) Manav drew a red house.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Arjun wore a red cap. (b) Arjun wore an old red cap. (c) Arjun wore an old cap. (d) Arjun wore a cap.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it. (b) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Meera baked Meera's cake. Meera shared it. (c) Meera baked her cake. Her shared it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Aisha packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Aisha packed Aisha's bag. Aisha carried it.
7. 7.Kavya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) spicy (c) chilly
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) bright
9. 9.These words are mixed up: kite / on / a / the / Manav / flies / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Manav flies a kite on the roof. (c) Manav a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Manav a kite on the roof.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kunal baked Kunal's cake. Kunal shared it. (c) Kunal baked his cake. He shared it.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Rohan calling? (b) Rohan is who calling? (c) Is who Rohan calling? (d) Who Rohan is calling?
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) with (b) saturday (c) dog (d) go
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: a / in / Manav / sings / song / morning / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Manav a song in the morning. (b) Manav sings in the morning a song. (c) Manav sings a song in the morning. (d) Manav a song sings in the morning.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) sweets (b) made (c) aunt (d) eid
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) shiny
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Manav a song in the morning. (b) Manav sings in the morning a song. (c) Manav sings a song in the morning. (d) Manav a song sings in the morning.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran made her card. She posted it. (b) Simran made Simran's card. Simran posted it. (c) Simran made her card. Her posted it.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Maria flew a red kite. (b) Maria flew a big kite. (c) Maria flew a kite. (d) Maria flew a big red kite.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) sticky
32. 32.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.These words are mixed up: Saanvi / the / dog / on / Sundays / brushes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Saanvi the dog on Sundays. (b) Saanvi the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Saanvi brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Saanvi brushes the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Omkar wore a blue cap. (b) Omkar wore a cap. (c) Omkar wore an old cap. (d) Omkar wore an old blue cap.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar was born in the month of july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “began” (c) after “soon” (d) after “dark”
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) on (b) park (c) and (d) manav

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