Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 562 · 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: on / brushes / the / Sundays / Farhan / dog
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Farhan the dog on Sundays. (b) Farhan brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Farhan brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Farhan the dog brushes on Sundays.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Diya picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Diya picked a flower. (c) Diya picked a yellow flower. (d) Diya picked a tiny flower.
4. 4.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) noisy
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Swam in the pond.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is why crying? (b) Is why Maria crying? (c) Why Maria is crying? (d) Why is Maria crying?
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Saanvi drawing in class?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) the (b) ishaan (c) lives (d) near
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Joseph a storybook at night. (c) Joseph a storybook reads at night. (d) Joseph reads at night a storybook.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to indore for Eid last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) year (d) indore
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav lives near the lake in Kolkata.” (a) lake (b) the (c) lives (d) aarav
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) holidays (b) reopens (c) school (d) december
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha washes on Sundays the car. (b) Aisha washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Aisha the car on Sundays. (d) Aisha the car washes on Sundays.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) spicy
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A green parrot.
26. 26.Which of these is a command? (a) Tara drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) Where is Rohan going after school?
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) If you come early. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The tall tree.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “hard” (c) after “won” (d) after “the”
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) While Mum was cooking.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Ishaan picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Ishaan picked Ishaan's mango. Ishaan ate it.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) bright (d) sour
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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