Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 803 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Saanvi feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “lit” (c) after “The” (d) after “a”
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Saanvi has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) bright (d) sticky
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “The” (c) after “wind” (d) after “strong”
7. 7.These words are mixed up: storybook / reads / a / Ishaan / at / night
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Ishaan a storybook at night. (b) Ishaan a storybook reads at night. (c) Ishaan reads at night a storybook. (d) Ishaan reads a storybook at night.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Zoya eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Rohan the ball in the garden. (c) Rohan kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Rohan the ball kicks in the garden.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “The”
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
18. 18.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) sour
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram made his card. Him posted it. (b) Vikram made Vikram's card. Vikram posted it. (c) Vikram made his card. He posted it.
21. 21.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tara opened an umbrella. (b) Tara opened a big umbrella. (c) Tara opened a striped umbrella. (d) Tara opened a big striped umbrella.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Vikram saw a big elephant. (b) Vikram saw a grey elephant. (c) Vikram saw an elephant. (d) Vikram saw a big grey elephant.
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (b) Please close the door. (c) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi? (d) What a sweet mango!
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a dog. (b) Farhan saw a white dog. (c) Farhan saw a little dog. (d) Farhan saw a little white dog.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “on” (c) after “people” (d) after “train”
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha and Ishaan will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) my (b) nisha (c) come (d) to
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Manav brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Manav the dog on Sundays. (d) Manav the dog brushes on Sundays.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) How funny the joke is! (c) Why is Kabir crying? (d) Dev sings a song in the morning.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Tenzin is going after school? (b) Where is Tenzin going after school? (c) Is where Tenzin going after school? (d) Tenzin is where going after school?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) on (b) cousins (c) we (d) met
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran the cat feeds every morning. (b) Simran feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Simran the cat every morning. (d) Simran feeds every morning the cat.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is how travelling to school? (b) How is Pooja travelling to school? (c) Is how Pooja travelling to school? (d) How Pooja is travelling to school?
35. 35.These words are mixed up: school / night / packs / Farhan / the / bag / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Farhan the school bag at night. (b) Farhan the school bag packs at night. (c) Farhan packs at night the school bag. (d) Farhan packs the school bag at night.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Aisha rice for lunch. (b) Aisha rice cooks for lunch. (c) Aisha cooks rice for lunch. (d) Aisha cooks for lunch rice.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Ishaan planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Ishaan planted Ishaan's sapling. Ishaan watered it.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) aarav (b) park (c) on (d) played

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