Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 95 · 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 of these is a question? (a) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (b) What a noisy market! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Who is Nisha calling?
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A green parrot.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.These words are mixed up: kicks / ball / in / Nisha / the / garden / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Nisha kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Nisha the ball in the garden. (d) Nisha kicks the ball in the garden.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “she” (c) after “pen” (d) after “her”
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Imran crying?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
6. 6.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ananya opened a big umbrella. (b) Ananya opened an umbrella. (c) Ananya opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Ananya opened a yellow umbrella.
7. 7.Farhan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) square
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Ishaan reading today? (b) Aarav kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “a” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “cake”
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The baby elephant.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. He flew it. (b) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Isha crying? (b) Isha is why crying? (c) Why is Isha crying? (d) Why Isha is crying?
14. 14.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a yellow kite. (b) Farhan flew a kite. (c) Farhan flew a small yellow kite. (d) Farhan flew a small kite.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
16. 16.Omkar wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) square
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Yash lost Yash's pencil. Yash found it. (c) Yash lost his pencil. He found it.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Zoya travelling to school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Pune for Diwali last year.” (a) went (b) last (c) we (d) to
22. 22.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) bright (d) spicy
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
28. 28.Imran wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) round
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet because we walked slowly.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “planted” (b) after “a” (c) after “it” (d) after “seed”
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja was born in the month of february.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Isha rode a bicycle. (b) Isha rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Isha rode a red bicycle. (d) Isha rode a shiny bicycle.
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (b) When is Pooja leaving for Delhi? (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a noisy market!
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Tara is travelling to school? (b) How is Tara travelling to school? (c) Tara is how travelling to school? (d) Is how Tara travelling to school?
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “he” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “bicycle”
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The doctor. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Arjun saw a little white dog. (b) Arjun saw a dog. (c) Arjun saw a white dog. (d) Arjun saw a little dog.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha is where going after school? (b) Where Isha is going after school? (c) Where is Isha going after school? (d) Is where Isha going after school?

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