Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 954 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Arjun painted a round pot. (b) Arjun painted a blue pot. (c) Arjun painted a round blue pot. (d) Arjun painted a pot.
3. 3.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja packed Pooja's bag. Pooja carried it. (b) Pooja packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Pooja packed her bag. Her carried it.
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What is Priya drawing in class? (d) Simran reads a storybook at night.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Zoya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) My aunt. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
10. 10.Which of these is a question? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Please close the door. (c) Tenzin cooks rice for lunch. (d) Why is Kabir crying?
11. 11.These words are mixed up: the / every / Tenzin / feeds / morning / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin the cat feeds every morning. (b) Tenzin feeds every morning the cat. (c) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Tenzin the cat every morning.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi? (b) When Farhan is leaving for Delhi? (c) Farhan is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Farhan leaving for Delhi?
13. 13.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How long the train is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
15. 15.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a green kite. (b) Isha flew a kite. (c) Isha flew a small green kite. (d) Isha flew a small kite.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: on / Sundays / dog / Aarav / brushes / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays. (b) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) reopens (b) after (c) in (d) our
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to delhi for pongal last year.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
19. 19.These words are mixed up: storybook / at / night / reads / Riya / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya reads at night a storybook. (b) Riya a storybook reads at night. (c) Riya reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Riya a storybook at night.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.Diya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) new (c) ancient
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rahul carried a big bag. (b) Rahul carried a blue bag. (c) Rahul carried a bag. (d) Rahul carried a big blue bag.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Rahul painted Rahul's pot. Rahul sold it. (c) Rahul painted his pot. Him sold it.
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Where is Meera playing cricket? (d) Line up near the door.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) sticky
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya and i played in the park on Thursday.” (a) park (b) and (c) the (d) i
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tara wore an old red cap. (b) Tara wore a cap. (c) Tara wore an old cap. (d) Tara wore a red cap.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.These words are mixed up: warm / drinks / bed / before / Sneha / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Sneha drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Sneha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Sneha warm milk before bed.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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