Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 43 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Yash plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Diya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) hungry (c) silent
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Riya leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Manav eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Ran onto the field. (d) The baby elephant.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Saanvi cooks rice for lunch.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “it” (d) after “My”
10. 10.These words are mixed up: in / helps / Priya / Grandma / the / kitchen
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
16. 16.Which of these is a command? (a) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (b) Water the plants today. (c) Why is Dev laughing? (d) How beautiful the garden is!
17. 17.Simran 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) purple
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Eating a big mango.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a blue bag. (b) Simran carried a bag. (c) Simran carried a heavy bag. (d) Simran carried a heavy blue bag.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Manav playing cricket? (b) Manav is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Manav playing cricket? (d) Where Manav is playing cricket?
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Our teacher. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and Zoya will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) my (b) priya (c) on (d) come
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Zoya baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Zoya baked Zoya's cake. Zoya shared it.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “we” (c) after “was” (d) after “late”
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “parrot”
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) colourful
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in surat.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar made his card. He posted it. (b) Omkar made his card. Him posted it. (c) Omkar made Omkar's card. Omkar posted it.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Dev crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
37. 37.Omkar wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) poor (c) wealthy
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Omkar painted Omkar's pot. Omkar sold it. (c) Omkar painted his pot. He sold it.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Tenzin laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)

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