Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 488 · 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.Aarav wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) round
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) cousins (b) on (c) met (d) we
3. 3.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Saanvi saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Saanvi saw a butterfly. (c) Saanvi saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Saanvi saw a blue butterfly.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) As soon as we reached home.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Kavya baked Kavya's cake. Kavya shared it. (c) Kavya baked her cake. She shared it.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (b) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (c) Sneha sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Sneha a song in the morning.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan a storybook reads at night. (b) Ishaan reads at night a storybook. (c) Ishaan reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Ishaan a storybook at night.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Vikram opened an umbrella. (b) Vikram opened a small umbrella. (c) Vikram opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Vikram opened a small yellow umbrella.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal the library visits on Fridays. (b) Kunal visits the library on Fridays. (c) Kunal visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Kunal the library on Fridays.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi met Farhan at the station in delhi.” (a) at (b) the (c) delhi (d) met
12. 12.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Isha drew a green house. (b) Isha drew a small house. (c) Isha drew a house. (d) Isha drew a small green house.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is what reading today? (b) What Simran is reading today? (c) What is Simran reading today? (d) Is what Simran reading today?
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Isha / plants / the / in / the / evening / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Isha the plants in the evening. (b) Isha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Isha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Isha waters in the evening the plants.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) wore (b) new (c) clothes (d) nisha
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The doctor. (d) When the bell rang.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Ananya warm milk before bed. (b) Ananya drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Ananya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Ananya drinks before bed warm milk.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
19. 19.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Imran opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Imran opened a small yellow umbrella. (c) Imran opened a small umbrella. (d) Imran opened an umbrella.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan eats a banana after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Our cat. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) When the bell rang.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) If you come early. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
24. 24.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “won” (d) after “the”
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Riya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Riya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Riya Grandma helps in the kitchen.
29. 29.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Rahul crying? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Saanvi writes a poem every week.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Ananya playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (b) Rahul sings in the morning a song. (c) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Rahul a song in the morning.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Line up near the door. (c) Where is Arjun going after school? (d) Tenzin drinks warm milk before bed.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria wore new clothes on Christmas.” (a) new (b) maria (c) on (d) wore
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to mysuru by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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