Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 752 · 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?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Joseph cooks rice for lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Kunal sings a song in the morning. (c) Where is Meera playing cricket? (d) Switch off the fan.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (b) Manav washes on Sundays the car. (c) Manav the car washes on Sundays. (d) Washes Manav the car on Sundays.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (b) Where Arjun is playing cricket? (c) Is where Arjun playing cricket? (d) Arjun is where playing cricket?
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Vikram packs the school bag at night. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Who is Zoya calling?
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “farhan lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Collected nuts. (c) The red kite. (d) Since it was late.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev made Dev's card. Dev posted it. (b) Dev made his card. He posted it. (c) Dev made his card. Him posted it.
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Our neighbours.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tenzin ate a mango. (b) Tenzin ate a big mango. (c) Tenzin ate a ripe mango. (d) Tenzin ate a big ripe mango.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Kabir wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) spicy (c) silly
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) sticky (d) noisy
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) bitter (d) shiny
20. 20.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (b) Please close the door. (c) Why is Diya laughing? (d) How bright the moon is!
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Farhan / ball / the / kicks / garden / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (b) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “train” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “The”
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 “bicycle” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “off”
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) bitter (c) bright (d) quiet
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Maria crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “out” (d) after “lights”
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) What a funny joke! (d) Kabir eats a banana after school.
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Where is Meera going after school? (c) Switch off the fan. (d) Riya cooks rice for lunch.
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Farhan wore a new cap. (b) Farhan wore a cap. (c) Farhan wore a new red cap. (d) Farhan wore a red cap.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Friday of April.” (a) my (b) on (c) first (d) the
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha picked Sneha's mango. Sneha ate it. (b) Sneha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Sneha picked her mango. She ate it.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Mysuru in july.” (a) came (b) uncle (c) in (d) july
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “she” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.

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