Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 229 · 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 sentence describes the shell best? (a) Maria found a tiny white shell. (b) Maria found a white shell. (c) Maria found a shell. (d) Maria found a tiny shell.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Aisha cooks rice for lunch. (c) Who is Imran calling? (d) How cold the morning is!
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Isha is calling? (b) Is who Isha calling? (c) Isha is who calling? (d) Who is Isha calling?
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on friday.” (a) on (b) visited (c) friday (d) fort
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Priya calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which of these is a command? (a) Saanvi eats a banana after school. (b) What a long train! (c) What is Aisha reading today? (d) Please speak slowly.
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Meera writes a poem every week. (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) What is Farhan drawing in class?
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “her” (c) after “she” (d) after “looked”
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) the (b) holidays (c) september (d) in
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) sticky
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha feeds the cat every morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Rohan going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Chennai in july.” (a) july (b) from (c) came (d) in
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (c) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (d) Kabir draws a picture in art class.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) smooth
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The doctor.
27. 27.Aisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) square (c) smart
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.These words are mixed up: morning / Simran / every / cat / the / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Simran the cat every morning. (b) Simran feeds the cat every morning. (c) Simran feeds every morning the cat. (d) Simran the cat feeds every morning.
32. 32.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Kavya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Kavya planted Kavya's sapling. Kavya watered it.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted a pot. (b) Joseph painted a small pot. (c) Joseph painted a small orange pot. (d) Joseph painted an orange pot.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The new student. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
39. 39.Kabir wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) wooden (c) huge
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.

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