Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 711 · 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) Kunal draws a picture in art class. (b) What is Arjun drawing in class? (c) What a lovely song! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Isha rice for lunch. (b) Isha cooks for lunch rice. (c) Isha rice cooks for lunch. (d) Isha cooks rice for lunch.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How beautiful the garden is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Sneha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “went” (c) after “closed” (d) after “was”
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tenzin and simran will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) simran (b) will (c) on (d) and
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Imran wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Imran wrote Imran's poem. Imran read it.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) bitter (d) fluffy
14. 14.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Manav rode a green bicycle. (b) Manav rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Manav rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Manav rode a bicycle.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and kavya will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran cooks rice for lunch.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “the” (c) after “we” (d) after “hard”
20. 20.Omkar wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) smart (c) silly
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays. (b) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Although he was tired.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “yash was born in the month of August.” (a) was (b) yash (c) born (d) month
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria was born in the month of august.” (a) in (b) was (c) august (d) month
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Wednesday.” (a) the (b) i (c) dog (d) to
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya fixed Priya's toy car. Priya played with it. (b) Priya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Priya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How colourful the rangoli is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Isha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Isha opened an umbrella. (c) Isha opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Isha opened a big umbrella.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Pooja saw a huge elephant. (c) Pooja saw a grey elephant. (d) Pooja saw an elephant.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: garden / the / Vikram / ball / in / kicks / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Vikram the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Vikram kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Vikram the ball in the garden.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “then” (b) after “homework” (c) after “I” (d) after “my”
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) bright (d) prickly
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “The” (c) after “bus” (d) after “late”
37. 37.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.
38. 38.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Meera laughing? (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Riya flies a kite on the roof.
39. 39.These words are mixed up: Kavya / writes / a / poem / every / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Kavya a poem every week. (b) Kavya a poem writes every week. (c) Kavya writes every week a poem. (d) Kavya writes a poem every week.
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Diya crying? (b) Sneha plays cricket in the park. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Please feed the cat.

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