Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 999 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “Rohan wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) baisakhi (b) clothes (c) wore (d) on
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Ishaan the car on Sundays. (c) Ishaan washes on Sundays the car. (d) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays.
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How big the cake is!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav eats after school a banana. (b) Aarav a banana eats after school. (c) Aarav eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Aarav a banana after school.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Stopped at the gate.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is a command? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Priya cleans the room every Saturday. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Why is Riya laughing?
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
13. 13.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 “cake” (d) after “it”
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera is how travelling to school? (b) Is how Meera travelling to school? (c) How Meera is travelling to school? (d) How is Meera travelling to school?
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The rain. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (b) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Meera drawing in class? (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a bright moon! (d) Zoya drinks warm milk before bed.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) prickly (c) sweet (d) noisy
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) noisy (d) sticky
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) bitter
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Isha picked a tiny flower. (b) Isha picked a tiny white flower. (c) Isha picked a flower. (d) Isha picked a white flower.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Grabbed a banana.
32. 32.Rohan wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted a small blue pot. (b) Aisha painted a small pot. (c) Aisha painted a blue pot. (d) Aisha painted a pot.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Priya playing cricket? (b) Where Priya is playing cricket? (c) Is where Priya playing cricket? (d) Priya is where playing cricket?
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “he” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “hurt”
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) sour (d) quiet
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Manav warm milk before bed. (b) Manav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Manav drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Manav drinks warm milk before bed.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “sneha wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) on (b) wore (c) clothes (d) sneha

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