Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 123 · 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 an exclamation? (a) Vikram flies a kite on the roof. (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) Water the plants today. (d) How noisy the market is!
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tara and i played in the park on Thursday.” (a) i (b) park (c) played (d) and
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
4. 4.Dev wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) round (c) poor
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Isha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ishaan helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (c) Line up near the door. (d) Where is Kunal going after school?
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is what reading today? (b) Is what Ishaan reading today? (c) What is Ishaan reading today? (d) What Ishaan is reading today?
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha fixed Sneha's toy car. Sneha played with it. (b) Sneha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Sneha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Lucknow in february.” (a) in (b) came (c) uncle (d) february
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) colourful (d) bitter
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
16. 16.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Saanvi wore a cap. (b) Saanvi wore an old blue cap. (c) Saanvi wore a blue cap. (d) Saanvi wore an old cap.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Imran is eating for lunch? (b) Imran is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Imran eating for lunch? (d) Is what Imran eating for lunch?
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) near (b) lives (c) chennai (d) in
24. 24.Rahul wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) quiet (c) noisy
25. 25.Omkar wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “we” (c) after “over” (d) after “milk”
27. 27.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a small kite. (b) Farhan flew a red kite. (c) Farhan flew a small red kite. (d) Farhan flew a kite.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) My little brother. (d) Waiting for the bus.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “it” (d) after “cake”
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) rough (d) colourful
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
33. 33.Kabir wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) wooden
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) lives (b) near (c) lake (d) joseph
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Kabir going after school? (b) Is where Kabir going after school? (c) Where Kabir is going after school? (d) Kabir is where going after school?
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Water the plants today.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
38. 38.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday I went to mysuru by train.” (a) by (b) went (c) mysuru (d) train

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