Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 25 · 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?
   “What a huge elephant” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “was” (c) after “It” (d) after “hot”
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “was” (c) after “spoke” (d) after “we”
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) hungry
7. 7.Meera wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) calm (c) cross
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya lost Diya's pencil. Diya found it. (b) Diya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Diya lost her pencil. She found it.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: before / bed / warm / Rahul / drinks / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Rahul drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Rahul warm milk before bed. (d) Rahul drinks before bed warm milk.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a pot. (b) Tenzin painted a small blue pot. (c) Tenzin painted a blue pot. (d) Tenzin painted a small pot.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya a song sings in the morning. (b) Kavya sings in the morning a song. (c) Kavya sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Kavya a song in the morning.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran draws in art class a picture. (b) Imran draws a picture in art class. (c) Imran a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Imran a picture in art class.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. 17.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a big blue bag. (b) Isha carried a big bag. (c) Isha carried a bag. (d) Isha carried a blue bag.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aisha rode a bicycle. (b) Aisha rode a new red bicycle. (c) Aisha rode a red bicycle. (d) Aisha rode a new bicycle.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir flies on the roof a kite. (b) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (c) Kabir a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “it” (d) after “cake”
23. 23.Aarav wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) wooden (c) calm
24. 24.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The rain. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) If you come early.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) bright
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) Farhan drinks warm milk before bed. (d) How is Ananya travelling to school?
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it. (c) Priya lost her pencil. She found it.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The rain. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) When the school bus came.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera met imran at the station in lucknow.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Kavya reading today? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Rohan eats a banana after school. (d) What a tasty samosa!
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
37. 37.Ishaan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) square
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.

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