Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 724 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) dog (b) my (c) go (d) i
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Grandpa.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Maria rode a bicycle. (b) Maria rode a red bicycle. (c) Maria rode a new red bicycle. (d) Maria rode a new bicycle.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a tiny shell. (b) Rahul found a white shell. (c) Rahul found a shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny white shell.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Arjun drawing in class? (c) What Arjun is drawing in class? (d) What is Arjun drawing in class?
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Manav wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Manav wrote Manav's poem. Manav read it.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Pooja found her kite. She flew it. (c) Pooja found Pooja's kite. Pooja flew it.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in indore starts in June.” (a) fair (b) big (c) in (d) indore
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “hello” (c) after “The” (d) after “can”
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) quiet
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Priya baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Priya baked Priya's cake. Priya shared it.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Kavya going after school? (b) Is where Kavya going after school? (c) Kavya is where going after school? (d) Where Kavya is going after school?
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) How funny the joke is! (b) Why is Tenzin laughing? (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Simran drinks warm milk before bed.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph is what drawing in class? (b) What is Joseph drawing in class? (c) Is what Joseph drawing in class? (d) What Joseph is drawing in class?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.These words are mixed up: plays / the / in / Ishaan / cricket / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Ishaan cricket in the park. (b) Ishaan cricket plays in the park. (c) Ishaan plays cricket in the park. (d) Ishaan plays in the park cricket.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
28. 28.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a yellow kite. (b) Riya flew a kite. (c) Riya flew a small yellow kite. (d) Riya flew a small kite.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The new student. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Pooja is laughing? (b) Why is Pooja laughing? (c) Pooja is why laughing? (d) Is why Pooja laughing?
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) My father. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: washes / the / car / Tara / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Tara the car on Sundays. (c) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (d) Tara washes on Sundays the car.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) sour
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) prickly (d) colourful
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya bought her book. Her read it. (b) Priya bought her book. She read it. (c) Priya bought Priya's book. Priya read it.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Yash playing cricket? (b) Is where Yash playing cricket? (c) Where Yash is playing cricket? (d) Yash is where playing cricket?
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) smooth (d) shiny
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question

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