Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 843 · 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.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Ananya is going after school? (b) Is where Ananya going after school? (c) Where is Ananya going after school? (d) Ananya is where going after school?
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Kavya feeds the cat every morning. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) When is Meera leaving for Delhi? (d) What a sweet mango!
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “to” (b) after “dark” (c) after “turned” (d) after “began”
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.Kabir wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) round (c) silly
9. 9.These words are mixed up: bed / before / milk / Rahul / warm / drinks
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Rahul drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Rahul warm milk before bed. (d) Rahul warm milk drinks before bed.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to jaipur for Eid last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) to (d) went
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Pooja playing cricket? (c) Where Pooja is playing cricket? (d) Is where Pooja playing cricket?
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought his book. Him read it. (b) Dev bought his book. He read it. (c) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) salty
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Vikram picked a white flower. (b) Vikram picked a pretty flower. (c) Vikram picked a pretty white flower. (d) Vikram picked a flower.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha fixed Isha's toy car. Isha played with it. (b) Isha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Isha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a bag. (b) Isha carried a heavy bag. (c) Isha carried a black bag. (d) Isha carried a heavy black bag.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) While Mum was cooking.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a white flower. (b) Yash picked a pretty white flower. (c) Yash picked a pretty flower. (d) Yash picked a flower.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) How is Farhan travelling to school? (d) Tara packs the school bag at night.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: a / Aisha / banana / school / after / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha a banana eats after school. (b) Aisha eats after school a banana. (c) Aisha eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Aisha a banana after school.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) My best friend. (c) If you come early. (d) The train left the station at nine.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Priya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Priya baked Priya's cake. Priya shared it.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Diya saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Diya saw a butterfly. (d) Diya saw a blue butterfly.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a flower. (b) Aarav picked a tiny flower. (c) Aarav picked a white flower. (d) Aarav picked a tiny white flower.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Fell all night. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Why is Aisha crying? (c) Kunal draws a picture in art class. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Aisha calling? (b) What a lovely song! (c) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Turn left at the temple.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev cooks rice for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya a picture draws in art class. (b) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Ananya a picture in art class. (d) Ananya draws in art class a picture.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it. (c) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: catches / Tara / bus / at / seven / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara catches the bus at seven. (b) Tara the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Tara the bus at seven. (d) Tara catches at seven the bus.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) lake (b) near (c) shimla (d) lives
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi reads a storybook at night. (b) Saanvi a storybook reads at night. (c) Saanvi reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Saanvi a storybook at night.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Nisha painted a pot. (b) Nisha painted a round pot. (c) Nisha painted a blue pot. (d) Nisha painted a round blue pot.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kolkata in February.” (a) came (b) uncle (c) in (d) kolkata
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Imran packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Imran packed Imran's bag. Imran carried it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
39. 39.Dev wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) purple (c) cross
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “then” (c) after “my” (d) after “finished”

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