Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 325 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Until the rain stopped.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Pooja crying?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in shimla on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) rough
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is why crying? (b) Why Nisha is crying? (c) Why is Nisha crying? (d) Is why Nisha crying?
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev a banana eats after school. (b) Dev eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Dev a banana after school. (d) Dev eats a banana after school.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran flies on the roof a kite. (b) Simran a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Simran a kite on the roof. (d) Simran flies a kite on the roof.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) sticky (d) quiet
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tall tree” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) rough (d) loud
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) Yash waters the plants in the evening. (b) Who is Diya calling? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) What a huge elephant!
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a dog. (b) Farhan saw a small dog. (c) Farhan saw a small black dog. (d) Farhan saw a black dog.
22. 22.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How sweet the mango is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The school bus. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) As soon as we reached home.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (b) Aarav carried a blue bag. (c) Aarav carried a bag. (d) Aarav carried a heavy blue bag.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Eid.” (a) met (b) we (c) cousins (d) all
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Why is Nisha laughing? (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Zoya reads a storybook at night.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan and riya will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a blue butterfly.
33. 33.Tara wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) purple
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (b) Why is Priya crying? (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) What a clever crow!
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The tall tree. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Until the rain stopped.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “seed” (b) after “planted” (c) after “a” (d) after “Meera”
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav cleans the room every Saturday” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Riya and Isha will come to my house on thursday.” (a) thursday (b) my (c) come (d) house
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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