Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 942 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “looked” (c) after “her” (d) after “Riya”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “milk” (c) after “off” (d) after “boiled”
4. 4.These words are mixed up: flies / the / a / kite / on / Aarav / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof. (b) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (c) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (d) Aarav a kite flies on the roof.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Farhan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Farhan fixed Farhan's toy car. Farhan played with it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Nisha wrote Nisha's poem. Nisha read it. (c) Nisha wrote her poem. She read it.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) If you come early. (d) Sent me a gift.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Saanvi wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Saanvi wrote Saanvi's poem. Saanvi read it.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Kabir travelling to school? (b) Kabir is how travelling to school? (c) How Kabir is travelling to school? (d) Is how Kabir travelling to school?
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) Before the sun set.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan packs the school bag at night. (b) Farhan packs at night the school bag. (c) Farhan the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Farhan the school bag at night.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Riya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Riya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Riya helps in the kitchen Grandma.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) made (b) onam (c) for (d) aunt
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) prickly (d) sweet
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Omkar found Omkar's kite. Omkar flew it. (c) Omkar found his kite. He flew it.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and (d) in
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The rain. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Tara the bus at seven. (b) Tara catches at seven the bus. (c) Tara catches the bus at seven. (d) Tara the bus catches at seven.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “for” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “puppy”
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph rice cooks for lunch. (b) Joseph cooks for lunch rice. (c) Joseph cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Joseph rice for lunch.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: the / Yash / school / at / packs / night / bag
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Yash the school bag at night. (c) Yash packs the school bag at night. (d) Yash the school bag packs at night.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram found Vikram's kite. Vikram flew it. (b) Vikram found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Vikram found his kite. He flew it.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) Arjun helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Please close the door. (c) Why is Imran crying? (d) How lovely the song is!
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
34. 34.These words are mixed up: poem / writes / every / week / Saanvi / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Saanvi a poem every week. (c) Saanvi writes a poem every week. (d) Saanvi a poem writes every week.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of february.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Nisha found Nisha's kite. Nisha flew it. (c) Nisha found her kite. She flew it.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) As soon as we reached home.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He

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