Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 477 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Zoya wrote Zoya's poem. Zoya read it. (c) Zoya wrote her poem. Her read it.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tara met Pooja at the station in pune.” (a) at (b) in (c) pune (d) station
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is who calling? (b) Who Kabir is calling? (c) Who is Kabir calling? (d) Is who Kabir calling?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a bright moon” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Imran washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
11. 11.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Zoya saw a blue butterfly. (b) Zoya saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Zoya saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Zoya saw a butterfly.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Dev leaving for Delhi? (b) When Dev is leaving for Delhi? (c) Dev is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Dev leaving for Delhi?
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “reached” (c) after “beach” (d) after “was”
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) loud (d) prickly
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
16. 16.Manav wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it. (b) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph is why laughing? (b) Why is Joseph laughing? (c) Why Joseph is laughing? (d) Is why Joseph laughing?
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tenzin met Ananya at the station in agra.” (a) at (b) the (c) in (d) agra
21. 21.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a tiny white flower. (b) Aarav picked a flower. (c) Aarav picked a tiny flower. (d) Aarav picked a white flower.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Meera a banana after school. (b) Meera a banana eats after school. (c) Meera eats a banana after school. (d) Meera eats after school a banana.
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Diya eating for lunch? (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a bright moon! (d) Rohan packs the school bag at night.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Riya ate a juicy mango. (b) Riya ate a juicy ripe mango. (c) Riya ate a mango. (d) Riya ate a ripe mango.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a pot. (b) Kunal painted a round pot. (c) Kunal painted a round orange pot. (d) Kunal painted an orange pot.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Arjun laughing?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
28. 28.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.These words are mixed up: song / in / a / Manav / morning / the / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav sings in the morning a song. (b) Manav a song sings in the morning. (c) Manav sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Manav a song in the morning.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
32. 32.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya lost Zoya's pencil. Zoya found it. (b) Zoya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Zoya lost her pencil. Her found it.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Farhan and I played in the park on sunday.” (a) played (b) sunday (c) the (d) in
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) test (c) a (d) on
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Rohan is calling? (b) Is who Rohan calling? (c) Rohan is who calling? (d) Who is Rohan calling?
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is reading today? (b) Joseph is what reading today? (c) Is what Joseph reading today? (d) What is Joseph reading today?
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The players.

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