Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 424 · 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 statement? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Imran catches the bus at seven. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Why is Joseph laughing?
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) we (c) maths (d) thursday
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) bright (d) prickly
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Isha cricket in the park. (b) Isha cricket plays in the park. (c) Isha plays in the park cricket. (d) Isha plays cricket in the park.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “aarav and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) the (c) and (d) aarav
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) cousins (b) we (c) met (d) on
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) after (b) the (c) our (d) reopens
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) sour (d) quiet
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Priya crying? (b) Ananya plays cricket in the park. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Water the plants today. (b) What is Yash reading today? (c) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) How big the cake is!
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Riya eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “We” (c) after “reached” (d) after “beach”
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) bitter
17. 17.Which of these is a command? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Meera plays cricket in the park. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) When is Pooja leaving for Delhi?
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in lucknow on Monday.” (a) old (b) lucknow (c) fort (d) on
19. 19.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a butterfly. (b) Simran saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Simran saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Simran saw a blue butterfly.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) My grandmother. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it. (b) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara reads a storybook at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Brought a letter for Dad. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The new student sat next to me.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Zoya playing cricket? (b) Zoya is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) Where Zoya is playing cricket?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
29. 29.These words are mixed up: the / Omkar / car / Sundays / on / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar the car washes on Sundays. (b) Washes Omkar the car on Sundays. (c) Omkar washes on Sundays the car. (d) Omkar washes the car on Sundays.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) My father. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Kavya playing cricket? (b) Rohan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) rough (c) loud (d) shiny
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Because it was raining.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera found Meera's kite. Meera flew it. (b) Meera found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Meera found her kite. She flew it.
39. 39.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Simran crying?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question

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