Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 902 · 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.These words are mixed up: the / the / waters / in / evening / plants / Tara
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Tara the plants in the evening. (c) Tara waters the plants in the evening. (d) Tara waters in the evening the plants.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) What a big cake! (d) How is Pooja travelling to school?
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “I” (c) after “read” (d) after “homework”
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar a banana eats after school. (b) Omkar eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Omkar a banana after school. (d) Omkar eats a banana after school.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav painted Manav's pot. Manav sold it. (b) Manav painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Manav painted his pot. He sold it.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ishaan wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Grandpa. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The rain fell all night.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a small orange pot. (b) Imran painted a pot. (c) Imran painted a small pot. (d) Imran painted an orange pot.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan made his card. Him posted it. (b) Farhan made Farhan's card. Farhan posted it. (c) Farhan made his card. He posted it.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
14. 14.Meera wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) wooden (c) slow
15. 15.These words are mixed up: a / Nisha / reads / storybook / night / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha reads a storybook at night. (b) Nisha reads at night a storybook. (c) Nisha a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Nisha a storybook at night.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) How cold the morning is! (c) Why is Yash laughing? (d) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav cooks rice for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) the (c) i (d) on
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sticky
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran is why laughing? (b) Why Simran is laughing? (c) Is why Simran laughing? (d) Why is Simran laughing?
24. 24.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (b) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays. (d) Rohan the car washes on Sundays.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “says” (b) after “talk” (c) after “every” (d) after “can”
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) colourful
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan writes a poem every week.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Rohan the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Rohan brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Rohan the dog on Sundays.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “went” (c) after “lit” (d) after “out”
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Why is Zoya crying? (d) Isha packs the school bag at night.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first saturday of November.” (a) birthday (b) of (c) saturday (d) first
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Riya wore a cap. (b) Riya wore a blue cap. (c) Riya wore a new blue cap. (d) Riya wore a new cap.

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