Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 445 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a beautiful garden!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya washed Ananya's bicycle. Ananya rode it. (b) Ananya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Ananya washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “began” (b) after “it” (c) after “soon” (d) after “dark”
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) If you come early.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “A small mouse.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Kabir wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) spicy (c) damp
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “then” (c) after “I” (d) after “homework”
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “seed” (d) after “she”
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Meera brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Meera the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Meera the dog on Sundays.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Rohan crying? (b) Rohan is why crying? (c) Is why Rohan crying? (d) Why Rohan is crying?
16. 16.These words are mixed up: a / reads / Kunal / at / night / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal a storybook reads at night. (b) Kunal reads a storybook at night. (c) Kunal reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Kunal a storybook at night.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Pooja drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Which of these is a question? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Omkar cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
20. 20.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a flower. (b) Maria picked a pretty flower. (c) Maria picked a yellow flower. (d) Maria picked a pretty yellow flower.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “ate”
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of april.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
24. 24.These words are mixed up: on / Sundays / washes / Saanvi / car / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi the car washes on Sundays. (b) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Saanvi the car on Sundays. (d) Saanvi washes on Sundays the car.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My father.
26. 26.Nisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) hungry
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar made his card. He posted it. (b) Omkar made Omkar's card. Omkar posted it. (c) Omkar made his card. Him posted it.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rahul reading today? (b) What Rahul is reading today? (c) Rahul is what reading today? (d) Is what Rahul reading today?
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kochi in April.” (a) kochi (b) in (c) came (d) uncle
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “his” (d) after “Kabir”
36. 36.These words are mixed up: the / Pooja / plays / in / park / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja plays cricket in the park. (b) Pooja cricket plays in the park. (c) Pooja plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Pooja cricket in the park.
37. 37.Zoya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) cousin (b) zoo (c) jaipur (d) and
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it.

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