Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 783 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya a picture draws in art class. (b) Priya draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Priya a picture in art class. (d) Priya draws a picture in art class.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a house. (b) Zoya drew a green house. (c) Zoya drew a tall green house. (d) Zoya drew a tall house.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) Where is Ananya going after school? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Tara cooks rice for lunch.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Manav rode a bicycle. (b) Manav rode a new bicycle. (c) Manav rode a red bicycle. (d) Manav rode a new red bicycle.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar sings a song in the morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Although he was tired.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Saanvi drew a red house. (b) Saanvi drew a tall house. (c) Saanvi drew a tall red house. (d) Saanvi drew a house.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Aisha rice for lunch. (c) Aisha cooks for lunch rice. (d) Aisha cooks rice for lunch.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
15. 15.Nisha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) square (c) quick
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Indore for baisakhi last year.” (a) baisakhi (b) to (c) year (d) went
18. 18.These words are mixed up: the / Ishaan / a / kite / roof / flies / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Ishaan a kite on the roof. (c) Ishaan flies on the roof a kite. (d) Ishaan a kite flies on the roof.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. He flew it. (b) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it. (c) Manav found his kite. Him flew it.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: Maria / the / every / Saturday / room / cleans
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Maria the room every Saturday. (c) Maria cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Maria cleans the room every Saturday.
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) How tasty the samosa is! (b) Nisha feeds the cat every morning. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) When is Maria leaving for Delhi?
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “omkar and I played in the park on Saturday.” (a) played (b) omkar (c) park (d) on
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) baisakhi (d) for
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Riya going after school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Maria rice for lunch. (c) Maria rice cooks for lunch. (d) Maria cooks rice for lunch.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “Arjun” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “for” (d) after “race”
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Dev packed Dev's bag. Dev carried it. (c) Dev packed his bag. He carried it.
30. 30.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) bitter
32. 32.Joseph wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) afraid (c) brave
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “went” (b) after “lit” (c) after “a” (d) after “out”
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Pooja cooks rice for lunch. (b) What a tall tree! (c) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (d) Please help me carry this box.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Grandpa.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to pune by train.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Meera travelling to school? (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Rohan writes a poem every week.

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills