Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 830 · 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 shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “was” (b) after “shop” (c) after “went” (d) after “closed”
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Ananya picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Ananya picked Ananya's mango. Ananya ate it.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from agra in july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Manav going after school? (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) Where Manav is going after school? (d) Manav is where going after school?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Maria brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) and (b) kochi (c) cousin (d) visited
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The little puppy. (c) Since it was late. (d) Planted rice in the field.
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Simran going after school? (b) How big the cake is! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Nisha drinks warm milk before bed.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Rohan baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Rohan baked Rohan's cake. Rohan shared it.
11. 11.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 “Kabir” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “hurt”
12. 12.These words are mixed up: picture / class / art / Arjun / in / draws / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun draws a picture in art class. (b) Draws Arjun a picture in art class. (c) Arjun a picture draws in art class. (d) Arjun draws in art class a picture.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to mysuru for Holi last year.” (a) year (b) went (c) mysuru (d) for
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a kite flies on the roof. (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof. (d) Sneha flies on the roof a kite.
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Sneha laughing? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) How beautiful the garden is! (d) Meera flies a kite on the roof.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) quiet (d) shiny
17. 17.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (d) Who is Vikram calling?
19. 19.These words are mixed up: warm / drinks / before / Isha / bed / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed.
20. 20.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) square (c) tiny
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) holidays (b) after (c) in (d) our
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Yash laughing? (b) Yash is why laughing? (c) Is why Yash laughing? (d) Why Yash is laughing?
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My sister.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “turned” (c) after “umbrella” (d) after “strong”
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The postman.
30. 30.Rahul 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) round
31. 31.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The tall tree. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “were” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “a”
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Vikram the school bag at night. (b) Vikram the school bag packs at night. (c) Vikram packs at night the school bag. (d) Vikram packs the school bag at night.
35. 35.These words are mixed up: Vikram / park / the / in / plays / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Vikram cricket in the park. (b) Vikram plays in the park cricket. (c) Vikram plays cricket in the park. (d) Vikram cricket plays in the park.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Farhan lost Farhan's pencil. Farhan found it. (c) Farhan lost his pencil. Him found it.
37. 37.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
38. 38.These words are mixed up: lunch / cooks / Kunal / for / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch. (b) Kunal cooks rice for lunch. (c) Kunal cooks for lunch rice. (d) Kunal rice cooks for lunch.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) My grandmother told us a story.

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