Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 947 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sweet
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) prickly (c) loud (d) colourful
6. 6.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a butterfly. (c) Aarav saw an orange butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a tiny orange butterfly.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is who calling? (b) Is who Imran calling? (c) Who Imran is calling? (d) Who is Imran calling?
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Patna in February.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) from (d) my
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Riya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Riya packed Riya's bag. Riya carried it.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: on / the / Sundays / washes / car / Imran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran washes on Sundays the car. (b) Imran the car washes on Sundays. (c) Imran washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Imran the car on Sundays.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Rohan going after school? (b) Where Rohan is going after school? (c) Rohan is where going after school? (d) Where is Rohan going after school?
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “wind” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
18. 18.Tara wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) round
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “it” (d) after “puppy”
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a green bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a shiny bicycle.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: Kabir / washes / car / the / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Kabir the car on Sundays. (b) Kabir the car washes on Sundays. (c) Kabir washes the car on Sundays. (d) Kabir washes on Sundays the car.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) As soon as we reached home.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.These words are mixed up: song / the / Saanvi / morning / in / sings / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sings Saanvi a song in the morning. (b) Saanvi sings a song in the morning. (c) Saanvi a song sings in the morning. (d) Saanvi sings in the morning a song.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Yash laughing? (b) Why is Yash laughing? (c) Yash is why laughing? (d) Why Yash is laughing?
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Saanvi is going after school? (b) Is where Saanvi going after school? (c) Saanvi is where going after school? (d) Where is Saanvi going after school?
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kunal crying? (b) Priya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) What a cold morning!
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is what drawing in class? (b) Is what Farhan drawing in class? (c) What is Farhan drawing in class? (d) What Farhan is drawing in class?
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Riya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Riya drawing in class? (c) What is Riya drawing in class? (d) Riya is what drawing in class?
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) test (c) have (d) a
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “out” (c) after “The” (d) after “went”
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “began” (b) after “it” (c) after “dark” (d) after “soon”
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.These words are mixed up: night / storybook / at / Kunal / a / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Kunal a storybook at night. (b) Kunal reads at night a storybook. (c) Kunal reads a storybook at night. (d) Kunal a storybook reads at night.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “drank” (c) after “hot” (d) after “very”

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