Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 437 · 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?
   “How tasty the samosa is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “rang” (c) after “The” (d) after “ran”
3. 3.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kavya picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Kavya picked a yellow flower. (c) Kavya picked a pretty flower. (d) Kavya picked a flower.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) noisy (d) fluffy
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Ishaan is why crying? (c) Is why Ishaan crying? (d) Why Ishaan is crying?
6. 6.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ishaan picked a pretty flower. (b) Ishaan picked a yellow flower. (c) Ishaan picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Ishaan picked a flower.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Surat in september.” (a) in (b) from (c) september (d) uncle
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Yash the school bag at night. (c) Yash packs at night the school bag. (d) Yash the school bag packs at night.
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Who is Sneha calling? (d) Rahul draws a picture in art class.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Meera washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Meera washed Meera's bicycle. Meera rode it.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) colourful
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) When the school bus came.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Kochi.” (a) my (b) cousin (c) in (d) zoo
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
16. 16.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ishaan saw a big dog. (b) Ishaan saw a dog. (c) Ishaan saw a big white dog. (d) Ishaan saw a white dog.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha and Farhan will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) on (b) to (c) house (d) isha
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in kolkata on Wednesday.” (a) on (b) kolkata (c) the (d) old
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The train left the station at nine.
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Please pass the salt. (c) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (d) Riya kicks the ball in the garden.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
28. 28.Omkar wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) silly (c) smart
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Sneha calling? (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Aarav cleans the room every Saturday. (d) What a cold morning!
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) Nisha cooks rice for lunch. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Please close the door. (d) Where is Saanvi going after school?
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Dev reading today? (b) Dev is what reading today? (c) What Dev is reading today? (d) What is Dev reading today?
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Maria a banana after school. (b) Maria eats after school a banana. (c) Maria a banana eats after school. (d) Maria eats a banana after school.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)

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