Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 267 · 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 is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
2. 2.Priya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Watered the plants. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My sister.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “a” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “The” (d) after “ripe”
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ananya was born in the month of july.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Mysuru.” (a) in (b) and (c) my (d) cousin
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “a” (b) after “it” (c) after “cake” (d) after “Grandma”
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) prickly
12. 12.Kunal wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quick (c) slow
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Saturday.” (a) the (b) we (c) in (d) visited
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Imran laughing? (b) Why Imran is laughing? (c) Is why Imran laughing? (d) Imran is why laughing?
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Rohan going after school? (b) Maria reads a storybook at night. (c) How long the train is! (d) Please speak slowly.
17. 17.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Vikram wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) noisy
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Running in the park.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
23. 23.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The village pond. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (d) Why is Nisha laughing?
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The little puppy.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) colourful
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) spicy (d) bright
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “she” (c) after “seed” (d) after “Meera”
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of february.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “the” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “won”
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Dev crying?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command

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