Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 422 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Omkar leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar rides to school a bicycle. (b) Omkar a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Omkar a bicycle to school. (d) Omkar rides a bicycle to school.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last thursday I went to Indore by train.” (a) train (b) by (c) thursday (d) to
4. 4.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Tenzin found a tiny shell. (b) Tenzin found a shell. (c) Tenzin found a tiny white shell. (d) Tenzin found a white shell.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Joseph rode a new bicycle. (b) Joseph rode a red bicycle. (c) Joseph rode a new red bicycle. (d) Joseph rode a bicycle.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.These words are mixed up: the / the / garden / Joseph / kicks / ball / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Joseph kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Joseph the ball in the garden. (d) Joseph the ball kicks in the garden.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Sat next to me. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in mysuru.” (a) a (b) and (c) in (d) mysuru
15. 15.Kabir wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
16. 16.These words are mixed up: a / Farhan / on / roof / flies / the / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Farhan a kite on the roof. (c) Farhan a kite flies on the roof. (d) Farhan flies a kite on the roof.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Zoya and i played in the park on Friday.” (a) i (b) in (c) and (d) the
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Maria fixed Maria's toy car. Maria played with it. (c) Maria fixed her toy car. She played with it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan flies on the roof a kite. (b) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Farhan a kite on the roof. (d) Farhan a kite flies on the roof.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Ananya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) spicy (c) chilly
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sticky
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Aarav wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Aarav wrote Aarav's poem. Aarav read it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Fell all night. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My sister.
27. 27.Kabir wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) round (c) quick
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “she” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
30. 30.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Diya saw an elephant. (b) Diya saw a grey elephant. (c) Diya saw a big grey elephant. (d) Diya saw a big elephant.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) salty
32. 32.Diya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dull (c) bright
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “lost” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Pooja rode a green bicycle. (b) Pooja rode a new green bicycle. (c) Pooja rode a bicycle. (d) Pooja rode a new bicycle.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Pooja is calling? (b) Pooja is who calling? (c) Who is Pooja calling? (d) Is who Pooja calling?
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Tara travelling to school? (b) How Tara is travelling to school? (c) Is how Tara travelling to school? (d) Tara is how travelling to school?
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
40. 40.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ananya flew a big red kite. (b) Ananya flew a kite. (c) Ananya flew a big kite. (d) Ananya flew a red kite.

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