Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 156 · 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.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 “Kabir” (c) after “fell” (d) after “his”
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The red kite. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
3. 3.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Riya eats a banana after school. (b) How long the train is! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from jaipur in february.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
9. 9.Imran wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) spicy
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) salty (c) colourful (d) quiet
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
14. 14.Rahul wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) square
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Running in the park. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
18. 18.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Simran saw a black dog. (b) Simran saw a big dog. (c) Simran saw a big black dog. (d) Simran saw a dog.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Arjun rode a red bicycle. (b) Arjun rode a new bicycle. (c) Arjun rode a new red bicycle. (d) Arjun rode a bicycle.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
21. 21.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tara carried a bag. (b) Tara carried a blue bag. (c) Tara carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Tara carried a heavy bag.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rohan saw a big white dog. (b) Rohan saw a big dog. (c) Rohan saw a dog. (d) Rohan saw a white dog.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The brown cow.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan made his card. He posted it. (b) Rohan made Rohan's card. Rohan posted it. (c) Rohan made his card. Him posted it.
28. 28.Arjun wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) square
29. 29.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Eating a big mango.
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (b) Where is Farhan playing cricket? (c) Please pass the salt. (d) What a long train!
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
33. 33.These words are mixed up: warm / bed / Manav / before / drinks / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Manav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Manav warm milk before bed. (d) Manav drinks before bed warm milk.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tara kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) loud
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Riya lost Riya's pencil. Riya found it. (c) Riya lost her pencil. She found it.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Isha is playing cricket? (b) Is where Isha playing cricket? (c) Isha is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Isha playing cricket?
40. 40.Arjun wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) spicy (c) wealthy

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