Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 361 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) our (b) on (c) met (d) baisakhi
2. 2.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Omkar opened a big umbrella. (b) Omkar opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Omkar opened an umbrella. (d) Omkar opened a yellow umbrella.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) made (b) for (c) aunt (d) my
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a red bicycle.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (b) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays. (d) Rohan the car washes on Sundays.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “was” (d) after “for”
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) prickly (d) sour
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) aunt (b) my (c) made (d) for
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Aarav is calling? (b) Who is Aarav calling? (c) Is who Aarav calling? (d) Aarav is who calling?
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The school bell. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) salty
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) bright (d) noisy
21. 21.Nisha 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
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “waited” (d) after “late”
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Was full of lotus flowers.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Kavya a storybook at night. (c) Kavya reads at night a storybook. (d) Kavya reads a storybook at night.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha waters the plants in the evening.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Meera cleans the room every Saturday. (b) How big the cake is! (c) Why is Maria laughing? (d) Switch off the fan.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya eats a banana after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) lake (b) saanvi (c) near (d) the
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Running in the park. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Saanvi found a white shell. (b) Saanvi found a tiny shell. (c) Saanvi found a tiny white shell. (d) Saanvi found a shell.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) bitter
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Yash crying? (b) Yash is why crying? (c) Why Yash is crying? (d) Is why Yash crying?
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) sticky (d) loud

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