Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 914 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.These words are mixed up: a / Tenzin / at / storybook / night / reads
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Tenzin a storybook at night. (b) Tenzin a storybook reads at night. (c) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (d) Tenzin reads at night a storybook.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kunal cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.These words are mixed up: the / Rohan / plays / park / in / cricket
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan cricket plays in the park. (b) Rohan plays cricket in the park. (c) Rohan plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Rohan cricket in the park.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) quiet (d) colourful
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
8. 8.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aarav wore a blue cap. (b) Aarav wore an old cap. (c) Aarav wore a cap. (d) Aarav wore an old blue cap.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened a small umbrella. (b) Aarav opened an umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a small yellow umbrella.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Helps Kunal Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Kunal helps in the kitchen Grandma.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it. (c) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “cake” (d) after “Grandma”
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Aarav found Aarav's kite. Aarav flew it. (c) Aarav found his kite. He flew it.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.These words are mixed up: writes / a / poem / every / Sneha / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Sneha a poem every week. (b) Sneha a poem writes every week. (c) Sneha writes every week a poem. (d) Sneha writes a poem every week.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
20. 20.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Imran flies a kite on the roof. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What is Diya eating for lunch? (d) What a tall tree!
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Please close the door. (c) Who is Ishaan calling? (d) What a long train!
27. 27.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Yash saw an elephant. (b) Yash saw a big elephant. (c) Yash saw a big grey elephant. (d) Yash saw a grey elephant.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Joseph leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Nisha leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Nisha leaving for Delhi? (c) Nisha is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When Nisha is leaving for Delhi?
31. 31.These words are mixed up: Priya / milk / bed / drinks / before / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Priya drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Priya warm milk before bed. (d) Priya drinks warm milk before bed.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
33. 33.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ishaan picked a flower. (b) Ishaan picked a pretty flower. (c) Ishaan picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Ishaan picked a yellow flower.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Rohan leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tasty samosa!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.These words are mixed up: Nisha / room / every / cleans / Saturday / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Nisha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Nisha the room every Saturday. (d) Nisha cleans every Saturday the room.
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It

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