Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 770 · 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: milk / bed / drinks / Tara / warm / before
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Tara drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Tara drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is why crying? (b) Is why Imran crying? (c) Why Imran is crying? (d) Why is Imran crying?
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Imran picked Imran's mango. Imran ate it. (c) Imran picked his mango. He ate it.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a tall green house. (b) Riya drew a green house. (c) Riya drew a tall house. (d) Riya drew a house.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Rohan is laughing? (b) Rohan is why laughing? (c) Why is Rohan laughing? (d) Is why Rohan laughing?
6. 6.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw a grey elephant. (b) Sneha saw an elephant. (c) Sneha saw a huge elephant. (d) Sneha saw a huge grey elephant.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sour (d) prickly
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “our” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Told us a story. (d) A big black crow.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Rohan cleans the room every Saturday.
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) What a long train! (b) Tenzin draws a picture in art class. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) When is Kavya leaving for Delhi?
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kabir found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kabir found Kabir's kite. Kabir flew it.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera reads at night a storybook. (b) Meera a storybook reads at night. (c) Meera reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Meera a storybook at night.
19. 19.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ananya opened a small umbrella. (b) Ananya opened an umbrella. (c) Ananya opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Ananya opened a striped umbrella.
22. 22.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Aisha crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Dev eating for lunch? (b) Please close the door. (c) Tenzin waters the plants in the evening. (d) How noisy the market is!
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Yash travelling to school? (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (d) Please help me carry this box.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) bitter
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) zoo (b) jaipur (c) and (d) cousin
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal is why crying? (b) Why is Kunal crying? (c) Is why Kunal crying? (d) Why Kunal is crying?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “yash met Priya at the station in Agra.” (a) the (b) station (c) yash (d) at
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The old farmer. (d) Left the station at nine.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran rice cooks for lunch. (b) Simran cooks for lunch rice. (c) Simran cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Simran rice for lunch.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it. (c) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof. (b) Kabir flies on the roof a kite. (c) Kabir a kite flies on the roof. (d) Kabir flies a kite on the roof.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Patna on tuesday.” (a) old (b) the (c) fort (d) tuesday

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