Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 191 · 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?
   “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) in (c) saturday (d) test
2. 2.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Meera waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) sticky
7. 7.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rohan painted a small pot. (b) Rohan painted a small blue pot. (c) Rohan painted a blue pot. (d) Rohan painted a pot.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha wrote Nisha's poem. Nisha read it. (b) Nisha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Nisha wrote her poem. Her read it.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Joseph sings a song in the morning.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kunal carried a blue bag. (b) Kunal carried a heavy bag. (c) Kunal carried a bag. (d) Kunal carried a heavy blue bag.
11. 11.Tenzin wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kabir eating for lunch? (b) Kabir is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (d) What Kabir is eating for lunch?
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “at” (c) after “bus” (d) after “waited”
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal bought his book. He read it. (b) Kunal bought his book. Him read it. (c) Kunal bought Kunal's book. Kunal read it.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) If you come early. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha was born in the month of april.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Sneha carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Sneha carried a blue bag. (c) Sneha carried a heavy bag. (d) Sneha carried a bag.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “The”
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “The” (c) after “ran” (d) after “bell”
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) for (b) made (c) sweets (d) diwali
27. 27.Saanvi wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) cross (c) calm
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Arjun going after school? (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Vikram kicks the ball in the garden.
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it. (c) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a bag. (b) Imran carried a black bag. (c) Imran carried a heavy bag. (d) Imran carried a heavy black bag.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Yash visits the library on Fridays. (d) What is Nisha eating for lunch?
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in bhopal starts in august.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “cake” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “a”
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Friday of november.” (a) first (b) birthday (c) november (d) is
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Vikram writes a poem every week. (c) How is Rahul travelling to school? (d) What a clever crow!
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It

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