Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 617 · 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 an exclamation? (a) What a bright moon! (b) What is Maria reading today? (c) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (d) Sit down quietly.
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha painted Isha's pot. Isha sold it. (b) Isha painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Isha painted her pot. She sold it.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph made Joseph's card. Joseph posted it. (b) Joseph made his card. He posted it. (c) Joseph made his card. Him posted it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph wrote Joseph's poem. Joseph read it. (b) Joseph wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Joseph wrote his poem. Him read it.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is reading today? (b) Is what Joseph reading today? (c) What is Joseph reading today? (d) Joseph is what reading today?
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a yellow kite. (b) Priya flew a kite. (c) Priya flew a big kite. (d) Priya flew a big yellow kite.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Vikram painted Vikram's pot. Vikram sold it. (c) Vikram painted his pot. Him sold it.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Ran across the garden.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw an elephant. (b) Tenzin saw a grey elephant. (c) Tenzin saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Tenzin saw a huge elephant.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Joseph fixed Joseph's toy car. Joseph played with it. (c) Joseph fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Kunal reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) bright (d) loud
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Fell all night. (d) The school bus.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya reads a storybook at night.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.These words are mixed up: the / cleans / Saturday / room / every / Meera
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Meera the room every Saturday. (b) Meera cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Meera cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Meera the room cleans every Saturday.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran washed Imran's bicycle. Imran rode it. (b) Imran washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Imran washed his bicycle. He rode it.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) our (b) cousins (c) met (d) we
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Farhan laughing?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a red bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a new bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a new red bicycle.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to mysuru by train.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Running in the park. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The postman.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: the / plants / the / in / Kavya / evening / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Kavya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Kavya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Kavya the plants in the evening.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) sour (d) bright
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal writes every week a poem. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (d) Kunal a poem writes every week.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “The” (d) after “children”
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “it” (c) after “kind” (d) after “stuck”

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