Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 858 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Simran drawing in class? (b) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (c) What a cold morning! (d) Please feed the cat.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Kabir going after school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Kavya crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a long train!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
10. 10.These words are mixed up: storybook / at / a / reads / Joseph / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph a storybook reads at night. (b) Joseph reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Joseph a storybook at night. (d) Joseph reads a storybook at night.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (b) Farhan reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Farhan a storybook at night. (d) Farhan reads a storybook at night.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is who calling? (b) Is who Manav calling? (c) Who is Manav calling? (d) Who Manav is calling?
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
14. 14.Diya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) wealthy (c) poor
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it. (b) Aarav bought his book. Him read it. (c) Aarav bought his book. He read it.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Joseph reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The brown cow. (d) Because it was raining.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
21. 21.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a mango. (b) Priya ate a ripe mango. (c) Priya ate a big ripe mango. (d) Priya ate a big mango.
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please close the door. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) What is Tara drawing in class? (d) Kabir reads a storybook at night.
23. 23.Joseph wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) purple
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) holidays (b) july (c) reopens (d) after
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of November.” (a) in (b) zoya (c) the (d) born
26. 26.Saanvi 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
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Kavya travelling to school?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The village pond. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Nisha carried a bag. (b) Nisha carried a blue bag. (c) Nisha carried a heavy bag. (d) Nisha carried a heavy blue bag.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in kolkata on Monday.” (a) the (b) in (c) kolkata (d) on
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) salty (d) prickly
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) If you come early. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Shone over the lake.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in kochi starts in june.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) When the school bus came. (c) My aunt. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.

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