Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 610 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Priya catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please speak slowly.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev sings a song in the morning. (b) Dev sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Dev a song in the morning. (d) Dev a song sings in the morning.
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
5. 5.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tenzin bought a big purple balloon. (b) Tenzin bought a balloon. (c) Tenzin bought a big balloon. (d) Tenzin bought a purple balloon.
6. 6.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What is Kunal reading today? (c) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) sweet (c) loud (d) bright
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Joseph drawing in class? (b) Joseph is what drawing in class? (c) What Joseph is drawing in class? (d) Is what Joseph drawing in class?
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Rohan calling? (b) Rohan is who calling? (c) Who Rohan is calling? (d) Who is Rohan calling?
11. 11.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (b) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi?
14. 14.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.These words are mixed up: art / in / picture / Saanvi / class / a / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Saanvi a picture in art class. (b) Saanvi draws in art class a picture. (c) Saanvi a picture draws in art class. (d) Saanvi draws a picture in art class.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a big blue bag. (b) Simran carried a big bag. (c) Simran carried a bag. (d) Simran carried a blue bag.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Kavya travelling to school? (b) Is how Kavya travelling to school? (c) How Kavya is travelling to school? (d) Kavya is how travelling to school?
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) How funny the joke is! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Who is Saanvi calling? (d) Aisha kicks the ball in the garden.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: at / night / a / storybook / Joseph / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph a storybook reads at night. (b) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (c) Joseph reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Joseph a storybook at night.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “bell” (c) after “rang” (d) after “ran”
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a white dog. (b) Farhan saw a dog. (c) Farhan saw a small white dog. (d) Farhan saw a small dog.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Told us a story. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) My little brother. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: the / kite / roof / on / Aarav / flies / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof. (b) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (c) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (d) Aarav a kite flies on the roof.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Kolkata in july.” (a) july (b) in (c) from (d) uncle
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a heavy black bag. (b) Simran carried a bag. (c) Simran carried a heavy bag. (d) Simran carried a black bag.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya met Priya at the station in Indore.” (a) met (b) the (c) at (d) zoya
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Ananya going after school? (b) Is where Ananya going after school? (c) Ananya is where going after school? (d) Where Ananya is going after school?
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) loud
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Aarav the bus at seven. (b) Aarav the bus catches at seven. (c) Aarav catches the bus at seven. (d) Aarav catches at seven the bus.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Lucknow.” (a) my (b) zoo (c) a (d) visited
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Simran flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Two ducks. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Planted rice in the field.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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