Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 461 · 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: Kavya / reads / storybook / at / night / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Kavya a storybook at night. (b) Kavya reads at night a storybook. (c) Kavya a storybook reads at night. (d) Kavya reads a storybook at night.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (b) What Aisha is eating for lunch? (c) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (d) Aisha is what eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (d) How is Farhan travelling to school?
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha made her card. She posted it. (b) Nisha made her card. Her posted it. (c) Nisha made Nisha's card. Nisha posted it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran bought Imran's book. Imran read it. (b) Imran bought his book. Him read it. (c) Imran bought his book. He read it.
7. 7.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “pooja lives near the lake in Shimla.” (a) lake (b) pooja (c) lives (d) in
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for onam last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar washed Omkar's bicycle. Omkar rode it. (b) Omkar washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Omkar washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “a” (c) after “cake” (d) after “it”
14. 14.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “we” (c) after “baby” (d) after “sleeping”
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in patna starts in November.” (a) in (b) starts (c) patna (d) fair
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is eating for lunch? (b) What is Joseph eating for lunch? (c) Is what Joseph eating for lunch? (d) Joseph is what eating for lunch?
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which of these is a command? (a) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (b) Please close the door. (c) When is Pooja leaving for Delhi? (d) How cold the morning is!
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven.
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) When is Kunal leaving for Delhi? (d) Farhan reads a storybook at night.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “ran”
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “my” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav plays cricket in the park.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
28. 28.Pooja wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) spicy (c) ugly
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kabir reading today? (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Diya flies a kite on the roof. (d) What a big cake!
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Pune in october.” (a) october (b) came (c) in (d) uncle
31. 31.These words are mixed up: lunch / for / rice / Yash / cooks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Yash rice for lunch. (c) Yash cooks rice for lunch. (d) Yash cooks for lunch rice.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kolkata on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Kolkata.” (a) a (b) and (c) i (d) zoo
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to bhopal by train.” (a) by (b) bhopal (c) to (d) went
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
40. 40.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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