Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 58 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Isha playing cricket? (b) Zoya writes a poem every week. (c) How colourful the rangoli is! (d) Please pass the salt.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Kabir warm milk before bed. (c) Kabir drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Kabir warm milk drinks before bed.
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Zoya leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja a banana eats after school. (b) Pooja eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Pooja a banana after school. (d) Pooja eats after school a banana.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (b) Simran waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Simran the plants in the evening. (d) Simran the plants waters in the evening.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Omkar packed Omkar's bag. Omkar carried it. (c) Omkar packed his bag. Him carried it.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) colourful (d) rough
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (c) What Pooja is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Pooja eating for lunch?
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Zoya going after school? (b) How funny the joke is! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ananya saw a big elephant. (b) Ananya saw a big grey elephant. (c) Ananya saw an elephant. (d) Ananya saw a grey elephant.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw an elephant. (b) Pooja saw a big elephant. (c) Pooja saw a grey elephant. (d) Pooja saw a big grey elephant.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun and I played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) the (b) in (c) arjun (d) and
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 describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) loud (d) fluffy
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Vikram travelling to school? (b) Vikram is how travelling to school? (c) How is Vikram travelling to school? (d) How Vikram is travelling to school?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Dev travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav sings a song in the morning. (b) Manav a song sings in the morning. (c) Manav sings in the morning a song. (d) Sings Manav a song in the morning.
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Sneha going after school? (b) Where Sneha is going after school? (c) Where is Sneha going after school? (d) Sneha is where going after school?
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “looked” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cute the puppy is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Vikram wore a cap. (b) Vikram wore a new cap. (c) Vikram wore a new red cap. (d) Vikram wore a red cap.
30. 30.Tara wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) round
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) Arjun writes a poem every week. (b) What is Farhan drawing in class? (c) What a long train! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Kabir is calling? (b) Who is Kabir calling? (c) Is who Kabir calling? (d) Kabir is who calling?
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) cousins (b) eid (c) all (d) met
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Checked my throat. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
37. 37.Rahul wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof. (b) Rahul flies on the roof a kite. (c) Rahul a kite flies on the roof. (d) Rahul flies a kite on the roof.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Ishaan laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it.

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