Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 72 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha packed Isha's bag. Isha carried it. (b) Isha packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Isha packed her bag. She carried it.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) prickly (c) sour (d) shiny
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) Sneha catches the bus at seven. (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) What is Kunal reading today? (d) What a cute puppy!
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Rohan is going after school? (b) Is where Rohan going after school? (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Rohan is where going after school?
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan flies a kite on the roof. (b) Rohan flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Rohan a kite on the roof. (d) Rohan a kite flies on the roof.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Kabir drawing in class? (b) Meera rides a bicycle to school. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a bright moon!
10. 10.These words are mixed up: the / cleans / every / room / Saturday / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Joseph the room every Saturday. (b) Joseph the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Joseph cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Joseph cleans every Saturday the room.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in february.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.These words are mixed up: week / writes / Rohan / a / poem / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan writes every week a poem. (b) Rohan a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Rohan a poem every week. (d) Rohan writes a poem every week.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) loud (d) sticky
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aisha wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) wore (b) clothes (c) new (d) aisha
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Lucknow for diwali last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) to (d) diwali
18. 18.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a house. (b) Maria drew a tall house. (c) Maria drew a red house. (d) Maria drew a tall red house.
19. 19.Rahul wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) purple
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Aarav playing cricket? (b) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (c) Aarav is where playing cricket? (d) Where Aarav is playing cricket?
21. 21.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a brown dog. (b) Aisha saw a big brown dog. (c) Aisha saw a big dog. (d) Aisha saw a dog.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash made Yash's card. Yash posted it. (b) Yash made his card. He posted it. (c) Yash made his card. Him posted it.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “fell” (d) after “hurt”
27. 27.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Imran saw a dog. (b) Imran saw a little white dog. (c) Imran saw a white dog. (d) Imran saw a little dog.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: every / poem / Imran / a / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran writes every week a poem. (b) Imran a poem writes every week. (c) Imran writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Imran a poem every week.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Surat on Thursday.” (a) old (b) on (c) visited (d) we
33. 33.These words are mixed up: brushes / the / Diya / dog / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Diya the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Diya the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Ananya saw an orange butterfly. (b) Ananya saw a butterfly. (c) Ananya saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Ananya saw a pretty orange butterfly.
36. 36.Priya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) round (c) wealthy
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (c) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (d) Vikram catches at seven the bus.
38. 38.Which of these is a question? (a) Kabir kicks the ball in the garden. (b) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What a cute puppy!
39. 39.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Isha drawing in class? (b) Farhan eats a banana after school. (c) How tasty the samosa is! (d) Sit down quietly.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Diya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Diya saw an orange butterfly. (d) Diya saw a butterfly.

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