Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 911 · 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 has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Vikram the room every Saturday. (c) Vikram the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Vikram cleans the room every Saturday.
2. 2.These words are mixed up: the / plants / the / Maria / evening / in / waters
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Maria the plants in the evening. (c) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (d) Maria the plants waters in the evening.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a big kite. (b) Riya flew a yellow kite. (c) Riya flew a kite. (d) Riya flew a big yellow kite.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.These words are mixed up: for / lunch / rice / Manav / cooks
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Manav rice for lunch. (b) Manav rice cooks for lunch. (c) Manav cooks for lunch rice. (d) Manav cooks rice for lunch.
10. 10.Pooja wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) brave (c) afraid
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
13. 13.These words are mixed up: waters / evening / plants / Kunal / in / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal waters the plants in the evening. (b) Kunal the plants waters in the evening. (c) Kunal waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Kunal the plants in the evening.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Imran the car on Sundays. (c) Imran the car washes on Sundays. (d) Imran washes on Sundays the car.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “our” (c) after “teacher” (d) after “The”
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Rohan found his kite. He flew it. (c) Rohan found Rohan's kite. Rohan flew it.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Pooja catches the bus at seven.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) Tara rides a bicycle to school. (b) What is Aarav eating for lunch? (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
21. 21.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi? (b) What a cute puppy! (c) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (d) Please help me carry this box.
22. 22.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) What is Saanvi reading today? (d) Sneha feeds the cat every morning.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: Aarav / in / a / sings / morning / the / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Aarav a song in the morning. (b) Aarav sings in the morning a song. (c) Aarav sings a song in the morning. (d) Aarav a song sings in the morning.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Manav packed Manav's bag. Manav carried it. (c) Manav packed his bag. Him carried it.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: brushes / the / dog / Tara / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Tara the dog on Sundays. (b) Tara the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Tara brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Tara brushes on Sundays the dog.
26. 26.Omkar wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) square (c) silly
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) loud (d) shiny
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Kunal travelling to school? (b) Kunal is how travelling to school? (c) How Kunal is travelling to school? (d) How is Kunal travelling to school?
30. 30.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a house. (b) Maria drew a red house. (c) Maria drew a tall house. (d) Maria drew a tall red house.
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun a picture draws in art class. (b) Arjun draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Arjun a picture in art class. (d) Arjun draws in art class a picture.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Dev baked Dev's cake. Dev shared it. (c) Dev baked his cake. Him shared it.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Maria a storybook at night. (c) Maria a storybook reads at night. (d) Maria reads a storybook at night.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. She flew it. (c) Diya found her kite. Her flew it.
38. 38.Ananya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) shiny

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