Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 97 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is drawing in class? (b) What is Tenzin drawing in class? (c) Tenzin is what drawing in class? (d) Is what Tenzin drawing in class?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Arjun catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
4. 4.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Kunal drawing in class? (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (d) Put your books in the bag.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya found Kavya's kite. Kavya flew it. (b) Kavya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Kavya found her kite. She flew it.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Yash catches the bus at seven” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) test (c) monday (d) a
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “he” (c) after “fell” (d) after “Kabir”
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tara lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) If you come early.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Riya a poem every week. (c) Riya a poem writes every week. (d) Riya writes every week a poem.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha waters the plants in the evening.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
14. 14.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Sneha a song in the morning. (c) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (d) Sneha sings a song in the morning.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “the” (c) after “race” (d) after “everyone”
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
19. 19.These words are mixed up: Sundays / on / dog / brushes / Diya / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Diya the dog on Sundays. (c) Diya brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) loud
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) colourful
22. 22.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Riya ate a big mango. (b) Riya ate a big ripe mango. (c) Riya ate a mango. (d) Riya ate a ripe mango.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Sneha saw a butterfly. (b) Sneha saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Sneha saw an orange butterfly. (d) Sneha saw a pretty butterfly.
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Wednesday I went to Patna by train.” (a) last (b) to (c) train (d) went
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is who calling? (b) Is who Aisha calling? (c) Who Aisha is calling? (d) Who is Aisha calling?
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Yash eating for lunch? (c) What Yash is eating for lunch? (d) What is Yash eating for lunch?
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram writes a poem every week. (b) Vikram a poem writes every week. (c) Vikram writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Vikram a poem every week.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya wrote Ananya's poem. Ananya read it. (b) Ananya wrote her poem. Her read it. (c) Ananya wrote her poem. She read it.
35. 35.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) my (b) aunt (c) for (d) made
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Our cat.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The players. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Running in the park.

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