Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 939 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Vikram wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Vikram wrote Vikram's poem. Vikram read it.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan bought Ishaan's book. Ishaan read it. (b) Ishaan bought his book. He read it. (c) Ishaan bought his book. Him read it.
4. 4.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Dev going after school? (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Omkar visits the library on Fridays.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Dev has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Grabbed a banana.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Maria found a shell. (b) Maria found a small shell. (c) Maria found a pink shell. (d) Maria found a small pink shell.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tenzin saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Tenzin saw a butterfly. (c) Tenzin saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Tenzin saw an orange butterfly.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) sweets (b) my (c) made (d) aunt
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
13. 13.These words are mixed up: in / the / evening / waters / Farhan / plants / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Farhan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (d) Farhan the plants waters in the evening.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Ananya / milk / drinks / bed / warm / before
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Ananya warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Ananya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Ananya warm milk before bed.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) on (b) met (c) we (d) cousins
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Ananya drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Maria flew a big yellow kite. (b) Maria flew a big kite. (c) Maria flew a yellow kite. (d) Maria flew a kite.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.These words are mixed up: every / week / writes / a / poem / Ishaan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan a poem writes every week. (b) Ishaan writes every week a poem. (c) Ishaan writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Ishaan a poem every week.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The hungry monkey.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) A big black crow.
25. 25.Tara wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) round (c) ugly
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “over” (c) after “we” (d) after “milk”
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) rough (d) bright
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Jaipur.” (a) i (b) visited (c) a (d) and
30. 30.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted a small pot. (b) Maria painted a small blue pot. (c) Maria painted a pot. (d) Maria painted a blue pot.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Rahul is calling? (b) Who is Rahul calling? (c) Rahul is who calling? (d) Is who Rahul calling?
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria bought her book. She read it. (b) Maria bought her book. Her read it. (c) Maria bought Maria's book. Maria read it.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Sneha planted Sneha's sapling. Sneha watered it. (c) Sneha planted her sapling. She watered it.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
36. 36.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 “a” (c) after “homework” (d) after “read”
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
38. 38.These words are mixed up: draws / picture / a / class / Tara / art / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a picture draws in art class. (b) Tara draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Tara a picture in art class. (d) Tara draws in art class a picture.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Told us a story. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kochi in June.” (a) came (b) kochi (c) in (d) uncle

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