Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 341 · 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.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 “we” (c) after “were” (d) after “ripe”
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
3. 3.These words are mixed up: at / a / Manav / storybook / night / reads
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav a storybook reads at night. (b) Manav reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (d) Manav reads a storybook at night.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) test (c) we (d) in
5. 5.Joseph wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) spicy (c) cross
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Vikram plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
8. 8.These words are mixed up: a / eats / after / banana / school / Joseph
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Joseph a banana after school. (b) Joseph eats after school a banana. (c) Joseph a banana eats after school. (d) Joseph eats a banana after school.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The players. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Farhan going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Holi.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) sweets (d) my
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Ananya crying? (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Sneha reads a storybook at night.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) bright
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) Please close the door. (b) Why is Ananya laughing? (c) Rohan visits the library on Fridays. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a shell. (b) Kunal found a small white shell. (c) Kunal found a small shell. (d) Kunal found a white shell.
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Aisha cleans the room every Saturday. (d) What is Vikram drawing in class?
20. 20.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Manav warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Manav drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Manav warm milk before bed.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Meera bought a big balloon. (b) Meera bought a big purple balloon. (c) Meera bought a balloon. (d) Meera bought a purple balloon.
26. 26.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Diya saw an orange butterfly. (c) Diya saw a butterfly. (d) Diya saw a pretty butterfly.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “off” (c) after “over” (d) after “The”
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Yash calling? (b) Arjun cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) How tall the tree is!
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
33. 33.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tenzin drew a green house. (b) Tenzin drew a tall house. (c) Tenzin drew a tall green house. (d) Tenzin drew a house.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) bright (d) bitter
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun met Tenzin at the station in Kolkata.” (a) arjun (b) at (c) the (d) station
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Diya warm milk before bed. (c) Diya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Diya drinks before bed warm milk.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Arjun found Arjun's kite. Arjun flew it. (c) Arjun found his kite. He flew it.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya catches at seven the bus. (b) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (c) Ananya the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Ananya the bus at seven.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan bought Ishaan's book. Ishaan read it. (b) Ishaan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Ishaan bought his book. He read it.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Farhan opened a small yellow umbrella. (b) Farhan opened a small umbrella. (c) Farhan opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Farhan opened an umbrella.

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