Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 739 · 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.These words are mixed up: in / art / class / Simran / picture / draws / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran draws a picture in art class. (b) Simran a picture draws in art class. (c) Simran draws in art class a picture. (d) Draws Simran a picture in art class.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) rough (d) sour
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “lost” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is crying? (b) Is why Nisha crying? (c) Why is Nisha crying? (d) Nisha is why crying?
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya eats a banana after school. (b) Priya eats after school a banana. (c) Priya a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Priya a banana after school.
7. 7.Vikram wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) purple (c) smart
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Manav going after school?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (b) Kabir helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) What a big cake!
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Aisha laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Kabir going after school? (b) Where is Kabir going after school? (c) Where Kabir is going after school? (d) Kabir is where going after school?
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of february.” (a) february (b) on (c) birthday (d) is
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Rahul picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Rahul picked Rahul's mango. Rahul ate it.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
15. 15.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.These words are mixed up: Maria / in / class / draws / art / a / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria a picture draws in art class. (b) Maria draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Maria a picture in art class. (d) Maria draws a picture in art class.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kind” (b) after “man” (c) after “got” (d) after “stuck”
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “soon” (b) after “turned” (c) after “dark” (d) after “to”
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) As soon as we reached home.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Yash painted a blue pot. (b) Yash painted a pot. (c) Yash painted a small blue pot. (d) Yash painted a small pot.
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha flies a kite on the roof.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
23. 23.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Riya saw a dog. (b) Riya saw a black dog. (c) Riya saw a big black dog. (d) Riya saw a big dog.
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Aarav travelling to school? (b) Joseph kicks the ball in the garden. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Water the plants today.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a dog. (b) Sneha saw a white dog. (c) Sneha saw a big dog. (d) Sneha saw a big white dog.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: a / Omkar / sings / in / song / the / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Omkar a song in the morning. (c) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (d) Omkar a song sings in the morning.
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Isha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Isha lost Isha's pencil. Isha found it.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Rohan is going after school? (b) Is where Rohan going after school? (c) Rohan is where going after school? (d) Where is Rohan going after school?
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) What is Zoya drawing in class? (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Riya visits the library on Fridays.
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Rang his bell. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
33. 33.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) square
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Because the shop was closed.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Joseph baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Joseph baked Joseph's cake. Joseph shared it.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aarav met Tenzin at the station in kochi.” (a) the (b) at (c) kochi (d) station
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) If you come early. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
40. 40.Which of these is a question? (a) How noisy the market is! (b) Kavya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What is Vikram drawing in class?

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