Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 380 · 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) How colourful the rangoli is! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Riya packs the school bag at night. (d) When is Manav leaving for Delhi?
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Vikram eats a banana after school.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
3. 3.Kabir wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) brave (c) afraid
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “sneha wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) sneha (d) wore
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “second” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “nobody”
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The tall tree. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Indore in February.” (a) from (b) came (c) my (d) uncle
9. 9.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) salty
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) test (c) in (d) on
15. 15.Yash wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) spicy
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash sings a song in the morning. (b) Yash sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Yash a song in the morning. (d) Yash a song sings in the morning.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Diya saw a dog. (b) Diya saw a black dog. (c) Diya saw a small dog. (d) Diya saw a small black dog.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on sunday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Aisha bought her book. She read it. (c) Aisha bought Aisha's book. Aisha read it.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a small pot. (b) Kabir painted a small blue pot. (c) Kabir painted a pot. (d) Kabir painted a blue pot.
23. 23.Meera wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) purple
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Imran wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Imran wrote Imran's poem. Imran read it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “sand” (c) after “beach” (d) after “was”
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
32. 32.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Saanvi opened an umbrella. (b) Saanvi opened a small umbrella. (c) Saanvi opened a striped umbrella. (d) Saanvi opened a small striped umbrella.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Ishaan calling?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aarav lives near the lake in surat.” (a) lives (b) surat (c) the (d) lake
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Omkar a banana after school. (b) Omkar a banana eats after school. (c) Omkar eats a banana after school. (d) Omkar eats after school a banana.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
37. 37.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.These words are mixed up: Sundays / washes / Kavya / the / on / car
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Kavya the car on Sundays. (b) Kavya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Kavya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Kavya the car washes on Sundays.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
40. 40.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)

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