Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 602 · 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 of these is a command? (a) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What is Omkar drawing in class? (d) What a colourful rangoli!
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) sticky
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The tiny ant.
4. 4.Riya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) purple
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “read” (c) after “a” (d) after “homework”
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in indore starts in february.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a pot. (b) Sneha painted a small orange pot. (c) Sneha painted a small pot. (d) Sneha painted an orange pot.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul packs the school bag at night.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
13. 13.These words are mixed up: flies / the / roof / a / kite / Aarav / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Aarav a kite flies on the roof. (c) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Maria rode a new green bicycle. (b) Maria rode a new bicycle. (c) Maria rode a green bicycle. (d) Maria rode a bicycle.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal wrote Kunal's poem. Kunal read it. (b) Kunal wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Kunal wrote his poem. He read it.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “The” (c) after “it” (d) after “for”
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Nisha leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Nisha leaving for Delhi? (d) When Nisha is leaving for Delhi?
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sour (d) rough
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Monday.” (a) on (b) park (c) i (d) to
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The new student. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) our (b) holi (c) met (d) cousins
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin wrote Tenzin's poem. Tenzin read it. (b) Tenzin wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Tenzin wrote his poem. Him read it.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Sneha a banana after school. (b) Sneha eats a banana after school. (c) Sneha eats after school a banana. (d) Sneha a banana eats after school.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Joseph wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) spicy (c) new
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Tara catches the bus at seven. (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) What a lovely song! (d) How is Joseph travelling to school?
28. 28.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
30. 30.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a blue butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a butterfly.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Nisha is going after school? (b) Nisha is where going after school? (c) Is where Nisha going after school? (d) Where is Nisha going after school?
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya bought Diya's book. Diya read it. (b) Diya bought her book. Her read it. (c) Diya bought her book. She read it.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
35. 35.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.
36. 36.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) What a colourful rangoli! (d) Kavya visits the library on Fridays.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Kunal picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Kunal picked Kunal's mango. Kunal ate it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran found his kite. He flew it. (b) Imran found Imran's kite. Imran flew it. (c) Imran found his kite. Him flew it.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Ishaan fixed Ishaan's toy car. Ishaan played with it. (c) Ishaan fixed his toy car. Him played with it.

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