Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 746 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (b) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (d) What Tenzin is eating for lunch?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tall tree” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Zoya opened a small umbrella. (b) Zoya opened an umbrella. (c) Zoya opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Zoya opened a yellow umbrella.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Diya carried a bag. (b) Diya carried a heavy bag. (c) Diya carried a black bag. (d) Diya carried a heavy black bag.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “hot” (c) after “It” (d) after “was”
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Zoya flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) go (b) to (c) dog (d) wednesday
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha the school bag packs at night. (b) Aisha packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Aisha the school bag at night. (d) Aisha packs the school bag at night.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) prickly (d) noisy
11. 11.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Pooja flew a big kite. (b) Pooja flew a kite. (c) Pooja flew a red kite. (d) Pooja flew a big red kite.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of june.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Kunal picked Kunal's mango. Kunal ate it. (c) Kunal picked his mango. Him ate it.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Arjun drawing in class? (b) How cute the puppy is! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Kavya feeds the cat every morning.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Arjun saw a small dog. (b) Arjun saw a brown dog. (c) Arjun saw a small brown dog. (d) Arjun saw a dog.
20. 20.Aisha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) wooden (c) noisy
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and Omkar will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) house (b) priya (c) and (d) on
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a banana eats after school. (b) Yash eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Yash a banana after school. (d) Yash eats after school a banana.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) bright
24. 24.These words are mixed up: catches / seven / bus / at / Rahul / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul catches the bus at seven. (b) Rahul the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Rahul the bus at seven. (d) Rahul catches at seven the bus.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
26. 26.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Diya drew a house. (b) Diya drew a tall house. (c) Diya drew a tall red house. (d) Diya drew a red house.
28. 28.Omkar wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) hungry
29. 29.These words are mixed up: writes / poem / week / every / Yash / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash writes a poem every week. (b) Yash a poem writes every week. (c) Yash writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Yash a poem every week.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Manav calling?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
33. 33.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Grandpa. (d) Running in the park.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of february.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Checked my throat. (d) The school bus.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kabir catches the bus at seven.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

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