Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 204 · 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.Kunal wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) round
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “he” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “bicycle”
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
4. 4.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Rahul rides a bicycle to school. (c) How long the train is! (d) Where is Manav going after school?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Dev flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last sunday I went to Pune by train.” (a) went (b) to (c) sunday (d) by
7. 7.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Yash bought a balloon. (b) Yash bought a round balloon. (c) Yash bought a purple balloon. (d) Yash bought a round purple balloon.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kavya playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Delhi on sunday.” (a) on (b) fort (c) sunday (d) visited
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Kunal Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Kunal Grandma in the kitchen.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “reached”
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Ran across the garden.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tasty the samosa is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Kabir wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) round (c) noisy
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Pune on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) in (d) fort
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) met (b) all (c) cousins (d) diwali
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Collected nuts.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aarav saw an elephant. (b) Aarav saw a big elephant. (c) Aarav saw a big grey elephant. (d) Aarav saw a grey elephant.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “it” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “barked”
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Why is Tara crying? (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Rahul eats a banana after school.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran fixed Simran's toy car. Simran played with it. (b) Simran fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Simran fixed her toy car. She played with it.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The bright moon.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) loud
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sour (d) sticky
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Kavya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) hungry (c) damp
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “a” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “kind” (d) after “kite”
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The village pond. (d) Watered the plants.

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