Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 303 · 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 of these is a command? (a) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (b) What is Manav eating for lunch? (c) What a colourful rangoli! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Arjun and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) played (b) i (c) and (d) park
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cold morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
6. 6.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How noisy the market is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Imran met Vikram at the station in kolkata.” (a) station (b) in (c) at (d) kolkata
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) loud (d) salty
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Because it was raining.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Surat starts in December.” (a) the (b) in (c) starts (d) big
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Rohan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a white shell. (c) Rahul found a tiny white shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny shell.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) met (b) diwali (c) all (d) cousins
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
22. 22.Joseph wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera draws a picture in art class. (b) Meera a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Meera a picture in art class. (d) Meera draws in art class a picture.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Sneha opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Sneha opened a big umbrella. (c) Sneha opened an umbrella. (d) Sneha opened a yellow umbrella.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) sunday (b) in (c) have (d) test
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) a (c) thursday (d) test
28. 28.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Simran sings a song in the morning. (c) What is Kunal eating for lunch? (d) What a huge elephant!
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a brown dog. (b) Dev saw a big dog. (c) Dev saw a dog. (d) Dev saw a big brown dog.
31. 31.Kabir wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) square (c) glad
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a black bag. (b) Ishaan carried a heavy bag. (c) Ishaan carried a heavy black bag. (d) Ishaan carried a bag.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday i went to Indore by train.” (a) went (b) by (c) i (d) train
36. 36.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a tiny pink shell. (b) Rahul found a shell. (c) Rahul found a pink shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny shell.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
40. 40.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Nisha ate a mango. (b) Nisha ate a big mango. (c) Nisha ate a ripe mango. (d) Nisha ate a big ripe mango.

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