Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 780 · 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 Ishaan eating for lunch? (b) Ishaan is what eating for lunch? (c) What Ishaan is eating for lunch? (d) What is Ishaan eating for lunch?
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) spicy (d) loud
3. 3.These words are mixed up: week / a / writes / every / poem / Diya
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya a poem writes every week. (b) Diya writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Diya a poem every week. (d) Diya writes a poem every week.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi bought her book. Her read it. (b) Saanvi bought her book. She read it. (c) Saanvi bought Saanvi's book. Saanvi read it.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Sneha drawing in class? (b) Sneha is what drawing in class? (c) What is Sneha drawing in class? (d) What Sneha is drawing in class?
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “meera and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a big white dog. (b) Kabir saw a big dog. (c) Kabir saw a white dog. (d) Kabir saw a dog.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kunal going after school?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
13. 13.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a tiny white shell. (b) Aarav found a white shell. (c) Aarav found a shell. (d) Aarav found a tiny shell.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Maria is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Maria eating for lunch? (c) What is Maria eating for lunch? (d) Maria is what eating for lunch?
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph the plants waters in the evening. (b) Joseph waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Joseph the plants in the evening. (d) Joseph waters in the evening the plants.
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (c) How cold the morning is! (d) When is Imran leaving for Delhi?
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
18. 18.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Priya opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Priya opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Priya opened a big umbrella. (d) Priya opened an umbrella.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “he” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav drinks warm milk before bed” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Dev the dog on Sundays. (b) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Dev the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Dev brushes on Sundays the dog.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya wore new clothes on Christmas.” (a) new (b) wore (c) zoya (d) clothes
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The tiny ant. (d) If you come early.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a flower. (b) Manav picked a yellow flower. (c) Manav picked a pretty flower. (d) Manav picked a pretty yellow flower.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) prickly (c) salty (d) colourful
27. 27.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “sleeping”
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The tall tree. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Kolkata for Pongal last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) we (d) for
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “The” (c) after “liked” (d) after “smiled”
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “I” (c) after “homework” (d) after “then”
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) sweet
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My sister.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2

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