Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 734 · 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 complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Since it was late. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What a big cake! (c) Saanvi draws a picture in art class. (d) What is Diya drawing in class?
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Priya cricket in the park. (c) Priya plays in the park cricket. (d) Priya plays cricket in the park.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) prickly (c) loud (d) shiny
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) salty
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “imran wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) imran
8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Vikram ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Vikram ate a juicy mango. (c) Vikram ate a yellow mango. (d) Vikram ate a mango.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Ishaan reading today? (b) What Ishaan is reading today? (c) What is Ishaan reading today? (d) Ishaan is what reading today?
10. 10.These words are mixed up: plays / cricket / in / park / the / Manav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Manav cricket in the park. (b) Manav plays in the park cricket. (c) Manav plays cricket in the park. (d) Manav cricket plays in the park.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to bhopal for holi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of december.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.These words are mixed up: on / washes / car / the / Sundays / Kavya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya washes on Sundays the car. (b) Kavya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Kavya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Kavya the car on Sundays.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Rang his bell.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Joseph painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Joseph painted Joseph's pot. Joseph sold it.
19. 19.Omkar wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) wooden
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Rohan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rohan fixed Rohan's toy car. Rohan played with it.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in bhopal.” (a) zoo (b) in (c) bhopal (d) cousin
22. 22.Which of these is a command? (a) Riya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Why is Farhan crying?
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Splashed in the river.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
25. 25.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kavya carried a blue bag. (b) Kavya carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Kavya carried a bag. (d) Kavya carried a heavy bag.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun met rahul at the station in agra.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) sweet (c) loud (d) shiny
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Priya baked Priya's cake. Priya shared it. (c) Priya baked her cake. Her shared it.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Priya a kite on the roof.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (b) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (c) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (d) Rohan reads at night a storybook.
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Sit down quietly. (d) When is Arjun leaving for Delhi?
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) rough (d) sweet
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) Manav cleans the room every Saturday. (d) What is Kavya eating for lunch?
36. 36.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) i (b) and (c) the (d) park
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Omkar calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) salty (d) bright

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