Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 24 · 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?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “turned” (c) after “was” (d) after “our”
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first Saturday of September.” (a) my (b) is (c) birthday (d) the
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Isha drawing in class? (b) What is Isha drawing in class? (c) Isha is what drawing in class? (d) What Isha is drawing in class?
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a big cake! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Why is Arjun laughing?
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Nisha flew a kite. (b) Nisha flew a small red kite. (c) Nisha flew a red kite. (d) Nisha flew a small kite.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Pune in october.” (a) came (b) uncle (c) october (d) from
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How tall the tree is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) My father.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Rohan planted Rohan's sapling. Rohan watered it. (c) Rohan planted his sapling. Him watered it.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Omkar leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
20. 20.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.These words are mixed up: draws / a / in / art / Arjun / class / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun draws a picture in art class. (b) Arjun a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Arjun a picture in art class. (d) Arjun draws in art class a picture.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kabir reads a storybook at night. (b) Where is Tara playing cricket? (c) How beautiful the garden is! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “off” (d) after “Kabir”
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Manav travelling to school? (b) Manav is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Manav travelling to school? (d) How Manav is travelling to school?
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) spicy
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) and (b) the (c) park (d) ananya
29. 29.Omkar wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) loud (d) sour
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) loud
32. 32.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Nisha bought a big red balloon. (b) Nisha bought a red balloon. (c) Nisha bought a balloon. (d) Nisha bought a big balloon.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan was born in the month of june.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
35. 35.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a balloon. (b) Aisha bought a big balloon. (c) Aisha bought a red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a big red balloon.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aarav eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
38. 38.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rohan drew a small green house. (b) Rohan drew a house. (c) Rohan drew a small house. (d) Rohan drew a green house.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) fluffy
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Eating a big mango.

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