Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 854 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kabir washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.These words are mixed up: a / kite / the / on / flies / Simran / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran flies on the roof a kite. (b) Simran a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Simran a kite on the roof. (d) Simran flies a kite on the roof.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in indore.” (a) visited (b) zoo (c) indore (d) in
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to Mysuru for holi last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) holi (d) year
7. 7.Yash wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) calm (c) cross
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Pooja a banana after school. (b) Pooja eats a banana after school. (c) Pooja eats after school a banana. (d) Pooja a banana eats after school.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.These words are mixed up: Ishaan / the / sings / a / song / in / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Ishaan a song in the morning. (b) Ishaan a song sings in the morning. (c) Ishaan sings a song in the morning. (d) Ishaan sings in the morning a song.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan washes on Sundays the car. (b) Ishaan the car washes on Sundays. (c) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Ishaan the car on Sundays.
14. 14.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.These words are mixed up: the / in / Maria / park / plays / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria cricket plays in the park. (b) Maria plays in the park cricket. (c) Maria plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Maria cricket in the park.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The school bus. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Danced in the rain.
18. 18.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Meera wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) spicy
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “was” (d) after “baby”
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (c) What a lovely song! (d) What is Manav eating for lunch?
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Mysuru starts in February.” (a) fair (b) big (c) the (d) in
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) smooth (c) loud (d) colourful
29. 29.Which of these is a command? (a) Nisha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Please close the door. (c) What is Arjun eating for lunch? (d) How cute the puppy is!
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Since it was late. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
33. 33.Tenzin wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) square
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) rough
36. 36.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) What is Manav reading today? (d) Rohan packs the school bag at night.
37. 37.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) sad (c) glad
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) smooth

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