Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 511 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Since it was late. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The baby elephant.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “we” (c) after “waited” (d) after “The”
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Manav wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Manav wrote Manav's poem. Manav read it.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it.
8. 8.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph and Aisha will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) will (b) on (c) house (d) joseph
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “milk” (c) after “boiled” (d) after “off”
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Maria eating for lunch? (c) What Maria is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Maria eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a small house. (b) Dev drew a small red house. (c) Dev drew a house. (d) Dev drew a red house.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Kavya laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a balloon. (b) Aisha bought a red balloon. (c) Aisha bought a round red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a round balloon.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) bright (d) prickly
23. 23.These words are mixed up: the / song / morning / sings / Joseph / a / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Joseph a song in the morning. (b) Joseph sings a song in the morning. (c) Joseph a song sings in the morning. (d) Joseph sings in the morning a song.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it. (b) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Priya lost her pencil. She found it.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted a pot. (b) Joseph painted a blue pot. (c) Joseph painted a round blue pot. (d) Joseph painted a round pot.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria writes a poem every week. (b) Maria a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Maria a poem every week. (d) Maria writes every week a poem.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “his” (d) after “he”
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Zoya picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Zoya picked a pretty flower. (c) Zoya picked a flower. (d) Zoya picked a yellow flower.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) spicy
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.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.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Omkar a storybook at night. (c) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (d) Omkar a storybook reads at night.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it.

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