Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 214 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Kabir laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) salty
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Tara reading today? (b) Simran flies a kite on the roof. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What a cute puppy!
4. 4.These words are mixed up: night / Kabir / storybook / at / a / reads
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir a storybook reads at night. (b) Kabir reads a storybook at night. (c) Kabir reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Kabir a storybook at night.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last saturday i went to indore by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Manav calling? (b) Who is Manav calling? (c) Manav is who calling? (d) Who Manav is calling?
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Collected nuts. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The postman. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) loud (d) sticky
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “read” (b) after “a” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Dev planted Dev's sapling. Dev watered it. (c) Dev planted his sapling. Him watered it.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) Fell all night. (d) Our cat.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Vikram picked Vikram's mango. Vikram ate it. (c) Vikram picked his mango. Him ate it.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aisha reading today?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) rough (d) salty
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Tenzin eating for lunch?
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) rough (d) sweet
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought his book. Him read it. (b) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it. (c) Aarav bought his book. He read it.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Arjun leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
24. 24.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Yash saw an elephant. (b) Yash saw a grey elephant. (c) Yash saw a huge elephant. (d) Yash saw a huge grey elephant.
25. 25.Rohan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) lovely (c) ugly
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “we” (c) after “Our” (d) after “hard”
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “her”
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in bhopal starts in april.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan was born in the month of September.” (a) of (b) month (c) in (d) farhan
31. 31.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a balloon. (b) Kabir bought a red balloon. (c) Kabir bought a round balloon. (d) Kabir bought a round red balloon.
32. 32.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Farhan draws a picture in art class. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) What is Kunal drawing in class? (d) Please feed the cat.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) colourful (d) sour
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a bag. (b) Aarav carried a blue bag. (c) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (d) Aarav carried a heavy blue bag.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Simran calling?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.These words are mixed up: evening / Nisha / the / the / in / plants / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Waters Nisha the plants in the evening. (c) Nisha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Nisha waters in the evening the plants.

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