Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 992 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Saanvi washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Saanvi washed Saanvi's bicycle. Saanvi rode it.
2. 2.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) Please close the door. (b) Where is Arjun going after school? (c) What a cold morning! (d) Ishaan packs the school bag at night.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
5. 5.These words are mixed up: banana / after / Pooja / school / a / eats
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Pooja a banana after school. (c) Pooja eats a banana after school. (d) Pooja eats after school a banana.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) quiet
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan planted Rohan's sapling. Rohan watered it. (b) Rohan planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Rohan planted his sapling. Him watered it.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cold morning! (b) Kavya eats a banana after school. (c) What is Arjun drawing in class? (d) Turn left at the temple.
10. 10.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Ishaan a song in the morning. (b) Ishaan sings in the morning a song. (c) Ishaan sings a song in the morning. (d) Ishaan a song sings in the morning.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) wore (b) baisakhi (c) clothes (d) on
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Sat on the wall.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The bright moon. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
17. 17.Kunal wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) hungry
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “The” (c) after “at” (d) after “late”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) bitter
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash met aarav at the station in shimla.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.These words are mixed up: packs / night / the / at / bag / school / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (c) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (d) Kabir packs at night the school bag.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “her” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
26. 26.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) quick (c) slow
27. 27.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a butterfly. (b) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Rahul saw an orange butterfly. (d) Rahul saw a tiny orange butterfly.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Maria painted Maria's pot. Maria sold it. (c) Maria painted her pot. Her sold it.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of december.” (a) on (b) december (c) first (d) is
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Dev carried a heavy bag. (b) Dev carried a black bag. (c) Dev carried a heavy black bag. (d) Dev carried a bag.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya eats a banana after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My sister. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Meera crying? (b) Meera is why crying? (c) Why is Meera crying? (d) Why Meera is crying?
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “every” (c) after “it” (d) after “talk”
38. 38.Rohan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) hungry
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha lives near the lake in Agra.” (a) in (b) the (c) lake (d) isha

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