Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 340 · 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 an exclamation? (a) Where is Simran going after school? (b) Nisha cleans the room every Saturday. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Sit down quietly.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a clever crow” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Saanvi the cat every morning. (c) Saanvi feeds every morning the cat. (d) Saanvi the cat feeds every morning.
5. 5.Aisha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) hungry (c) ugly
6. 6.Dev wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Joseph going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) salty
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) While Mum was cooking.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My aunt. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) A small mouse. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Since it was late.
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is why laughing? (b) Is why Aisha laughing? (c) Why Aisha is laughing? (d) Why is Aisha laughing?
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) prickly (c) bitter (d) quiet
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Diya is reading today? (b) Is what Diya reading today? (c) Diya is what reading today? (d) What is Diya reading today?
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “was” (c) after “strong” (d) after “The”
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) dog (b) park (c) i (d) with
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sky” (c) after “turned” (d) after “dark”
29. 29.Rahul wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) silent
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) sweet (d) smooth
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (b) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (c) Vikram sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Vikram a song in the morning.
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Aisha drawing in class? (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Please feed the cat.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Joseph fixed Joseph's toy car. Joseph played with it. (c) Joseph fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
34. 34.Ananya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) quiet (c) noisy
35. 35.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Joseph picked a flower. (b) Joseph picked a pretty flower. (c) Joseph picked a white flower. (d) Joseph picked a pretty white flower.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) salty (d) colourful
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in december.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.These words are mixed up: a / bicycle / school / Ishaan / to / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan rides to school a bicycle. (b) Ishaan a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Ishaan a bicycle to school. (d) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The children.

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