Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 860 · 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 sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Dev opened a small umbrella. (b) Dev opened a small yellow umbrella. (c) Dev opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Dev opened an umbrella.
2. 2.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 “The” (c) after “began” (d) after “dark”
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “picked” (c) after “basket” (d) after “The”
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “a” (c) after “seed” (d) after “Meera”
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Isha lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Isha lost Isha's pencil. Isha found it.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “tenzin met Priya at the station in Agra.” (a) in (b) tenzin (c) station (d) at
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is where going after school? (b) Is where Ishaan going after school? (c) Where is Ishaan going after school? (d) Where Ishaan is going after school?
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul lost Rahul's pencil. Rahul found it. (b) Rahul lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Rahul lost his pencil. He found it.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) bitter (d) sticky
13. 13.These words are mixed up: at / storybook / Kavya / reads / night / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya a storybook reads at night. (b) Kavya reads a storybook at night. (c) Kavya reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Kavya a storybook at night.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) shiny (d) sweet
15. 15.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Aisha is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Aisha leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Aisha leaving for Delhi? (d) Aisha is when leaving for Delhi?
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Joseph flew a green kite. (b) Joseph flew a small green kite. (c) Joseph flew a small kite. (d) Joseph flew a kite.
21. 21.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) met (b) all (c) diwali (d) on
23. 23.Omkar wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) spicy (c) dry
24. 24.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “second” (c) after “ate” (d) after “sweet”
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) in (b) kochi (c) a (d) zoo
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Fell all night.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: drinks / before / bed / Imran / milk / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Imran warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Imran drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Drinks Imran warm milk before bed.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Diya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Diya the ball in the garden. (d) Diya the ball kicks in the garden.
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (d) Kabir packs at night the school bag.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) When the school bus came. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.

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