Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 597 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha eats after school a banana. (b) Aisha a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Aisha a banana after school. (d) Aisha eats a banana after school.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the bus catches at seven. (b) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (c) Ananya catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Ananya the bus at seven.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a shell. (b) Omkar found a pink shell. (c) Omkar found a small pink shell. (d) Omkar found a small shell.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. She flew it.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Rahul reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Aisha the bus at seven. (b) Aisha catches the bus at seven. (c) Aisha the bus catches at seven. (d) Aisha catches at seven the bus.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Shimla for Onam last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) we (d) year
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Aarav is playing cricket? (b) Is where Aarav playing cricket? (c) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (d) Aarav is where playing cricket?
11. 11.These words are mixed up: washes / Sundays / the / car / on / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Maria the car on Sundays. (b) Maria washes on Sundays the car. (c) Maria washes the car on Sundays. (d) Maria the car washes on Sundays.
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Kunal crying? (b) Ishaan visits the library on Fridays. (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What a bright moon!
13. 13.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a big green kite. (b) Yash flew a big kite. (c) Yash flew a green kite. (d) Yash flew a kite.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The baby elephant.
15. 15.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) priya (c) on (d) in
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Farhan going after school?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) loud (d) smooth
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Rohan laughing? (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Pooja helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) What a tasty samosa!
20. 20.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi? (b) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Line up near the door. (d) How funny the joke is!
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) sticky
25. 25.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw an elephant. (b) Kunal saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (d) Kunal saw a huge elephant.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Farhan calling? (b) Who Farhan is calling? (c) Farhan is who calling? (d) Who is Farhan calling?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a small pot. (b) Tenzin painted a blue pot. (c) Tenzin painted a small blue pot. (d) Tenzin painted a pot.
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is why crying? (b) Is why Kunal crying? (c) Why is Kunal crying? (d) Why Kunal is crying?
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to chennai for holi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
31. 31.These words are mixed up: night / at / Arjun / storybook / a / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun reads at night a storybook. (b) Arjun reads a storybook at night. (c) Arjun a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Arjun a storybook at night.
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Yash wore a new cap. (b) Yash wore a new red cap. (c) Yash wore a red cap. (d) Yash wore a cap.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Vikram laughing? (b) Is why Vikram laughing? (c) Why Vikram is laughing? (d) Vikram is why laughing?
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) isha (b) the (c) park (d) on
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.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 and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.

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