Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 816 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “our” (d) after “liked”
2. 2.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Vikram going after school? (b) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) What a bright moon!
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Omkar rice for lunch. (c) Omkar cooks for lunch rice. (d) Omkar rice cooks for lunch.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran plays cricket in the park. (b) Simran cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Simran cricket in the park. (d) Simran plays in the park cricket.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Pooja saw a dog. (b) Pooja saw a little dog. (c) Pooja saw a little black dog. (d) Pooja saw a black dog.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Simran playing cricket? (b) Isha draws a picture in art class. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Put out the fire.
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
11. 11.These words are mixed up: school / to / rides / Kavya / a / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya rides to school a bicycle. (b) Kavya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Kavya a bicycle to school. (d) Kavya rides a bicycle to school.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Saturday of August.” (a) birthday (b) of (c) first (d) my
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja flies a kite on the roof. (b) Pooja flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Pooja a kite on the roof. (d) Pooja a kite flies on the roof.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “for”
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Cleans Simran the room every Saturday. (c) Simran the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Simran cleans every Saturday the room.
17. 17.Nisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) spicy
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Kavya fixed Kavya's toy car. Kavya played with it. (c) Kavya fixed her toy car. She played with it.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Farhan a poem every week. (c) Farhan writes every week a poem. (d) Farhan a poem writes every week.
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Aarav reading today? (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Please close the door. (d) Pooja visits the library on Fridays.
22. 22.Rahul wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) spicy
24. 24.These words are mixed up: the / kicks / Tara / in / ball / garden / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Tara the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Tara kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Tara the ball in the garden.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kunal drawing in class? (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Tara packs the school bag at night. (d) What a cute puppy!
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Our neighbours.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is what reading today? (b) Is what Maria reading today? (c) What is Maria reading today? (d) What Maria is reading today?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Dev laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday i went to Delhi by train.” (a) by (b) train (c) i (d) went
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a small kite. (b) Simran flew a yellow kite. (c) Simran flew a small yellow kite. (d) Simran flew a kite.
37. 37.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) quiet (c) noisy
38. 38.Vikram wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
39. 39.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him

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