Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 425 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in lucknow on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Meera drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Dev has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “diya met omkar at the station in kochi.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “to” (c) after “sky” (d) after “soon”
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) Where is Rohan going after school? (c) Line up near the door. (d) Manav feeds the cat every morning.
8. 8.Tara wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) round (c) cross
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The little puppy.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is why crying? (b) Why Kavya is crying? (c) Why is Kavya crying? (d) Is why Kavya crying?
11. 11.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Yash saw a small dog. (b) Yash saw a small white dog. (c) Yash saw a white dog. (d) Yash saw a dog.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is why laughing? (b) Why is Maria laughing? (c) Is why Maria laughing? (d) Why Maria is laughing?
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Omkar the school bag at night. (c) Omkar packs the school bag at night. (d) Omkar the school bag packs at night.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Arjun calling?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
15. 15.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Pooja opened a small umbrella. (b) Pooja opened an umbrella. (c) Pooja opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Pooja opened a yellow umbrella.
16. 16.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a balloon. (b) Riya bought a round balloon. (c) Riya bought a red balloon. (d) Riya bought a round red balloon.
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Ananya leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Ananya leaving for Delhi? (c) Ananya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When Ananya is leaving for Delhi?
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya a banana eats after school. (b) Priya eats a banana after school. (c) Priya eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Priya a banana after school.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “reached” (b) after “the” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya eats a banana after school. (b) Kavya a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Kavya a banana after school. (d) Kavya eats after school a banana.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) bright
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
29. 29.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in patna.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Pooja crying?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya met yash at the station in bhopal.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) colourful
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Priya reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The peacock. (d) When the bell rang.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Diya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Diya planted Diya's sapling. Diya watered it.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan made Rohan's card. Rohan posted it. (b) Rohan made his card. Him posted it. (c) Rohan made his card. He posted it.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Pooja drew a small green house. (b) Pooja drew a house. (c) Pooja drew a green house. (d) Pooja drew a small house.

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