Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 575 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “What a big cake” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed. (c) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk.
3. 3.These words are mixed up: library / visits / Fridays / Tenzin / on / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin visits on Fridays the library. (b) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Tenzin the library on Fridays. (d) Tenzin the library visits on Fridays.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Riya rode a red bicycle. (b) Riya rode a bicycle. (c) Riya rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Riya rode a shiny bicycle.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Ishaan a storybook at night. (b) Ishaan a storybook reads at night. (c) Ishaan reads at night a storybook. (d) Ishaan reads a storybook at night.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) My aunt.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tenzin picked a white flower. (b) Tenzin picked a tiny white flower. (c) Tenzin picked a tiny flower. (d) Tenzin picked a flower.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (b) Rahul a banana eats after school. (c) Rahul eats a banana after school. (d) Rahul eats after school a banana.
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) all (b) met (c) christmas (d) on
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Slept on the sofa.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of april.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in October.” (a) holidays (b) our (c) after (d) school
15. 15.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “The” (c) after “bus” (d) after “late”
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi wore new clothes on onam.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) onam
19. 19.These words are mixed up: plants / the / waters / Joseph / the / in / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph waters in the evening the plants. (b) Joseph waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Joseph the plants in the evening. (d) Joseph the plants waters in the evening.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: in / a / picture / class / art / draws / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Maria a picture in art class. (b) Maria draws a picture in art class. (c) Maria a picture draws in art class. (d) Maria draws in art class a picture.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) Since it was late. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The tiny ant.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) My father.
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya cooks rice for lunch.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
26. 26.Which of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Maria catches the bus at seven. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How is Zoya travelling to school?
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Yash crying? (b) Yash is why crying? (c) Is why Yash crying? (d) Why Yash is crying?
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Priya cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Cleans Priya the room every Saturday. (d) Priya the room cleans every Saturday.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The train. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
30. 30.Arjun wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) smart (c) silly
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Priya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) round
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The cricket match.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from chennai in june.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3

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