Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 921 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is how travelling to school? (b) How is Rohan travelling to school? (c) How Rohan is travelling to school? (d) Is how Rohan travelling to school?
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Patna in November.” (a) my (b) came (c) from (d) uncle
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Surat.” (a) zoo (b) in (c) cousin (d) my
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) What a long train! (b) Diya writes a poem every week. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Why is Tara laughing?
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) My aunt. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: packs / at / Omkar / night / the / school / bag
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Omkar the school bag at night. (c) Omkar the school bag packs at night. (d) Omkar packs the school bag at night.
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Where is Joseph going after school? (c) What a clever crow! (d) Sit down quietly.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “we” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The cricket match. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) rough (d) sour
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Rahul / bus / the / seven / catches / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Rahul the bus at seven. (c) Rahul catches the bus at seven. (d) Rahul the bus catches at seven.
16. 16.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Zoya reading today?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
19. 19.These words are mixed up: garden / in / kicks / ball / Ishaan / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Ishaan the ball in the garden. (c) Ishaan the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera is who calling? (b) Who is Meera calling? (c) Who Meera is calling? (d) Is who Meera calling?
21. 21.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya wrote Kavya's poem. Kavya read it. (b) Kavya wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Kavya wrote her poem. She read it.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Meera warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Meera warm milk before bed. (d) Meera drinks warm milk before bed.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My sister.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan eats a banana after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.These words are mixed up: drinks / before / warm / bed / Simran / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Simran warm milk before bed. (c) Simran drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Simran drinks warm milk before bed.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha bought Isha's book. Isha read it. (b) Isha bought her book. Her read it. (c) Isha bought her book. She read it.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “it” (c) after “dark” (d) after “began”
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) noisy (d) bright
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) bright (d) sour
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Dev playing cricket? (c) Where is Dev playing cricket? (d) Where Dev is playing cricket?
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Dev travelling to school? (b) Dev is how travelling to school? (c) How is Dev travelling to school? (d) How Dev is travelling to school?
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “for” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Pooja a kite on the roof. (b) Pooja a kite flies on the roof. (c) Pooja flies a kite on the roof. (d) Pooja flies on the roof a kite.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “looked” (d) after “she”
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Priya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Priya baked Priya's cake. Priya shared it.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) all (b) cousins (c) on (d) we
40. 40.These words are mixed up: park / cricket / the / in / plays / Meera
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Meera cricket in the park. (c) Meera plays cricket in the park. (d) Meera cricket plays in the park.

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