Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 449 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) rough (c) bright (d) noisy
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in bhopal on Saturday.” (a) bhopal (b) fort (c) old (d) the
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The new student.
4. 4.Joseph wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) dull (c) bright
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “parrot” (b) after “hello” (c) after “every” (d) after “talk”
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) What a bright moon! (d) When is Aisha leaving for Delhi?
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Maria playing cricket?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav writes a poem every week.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. He posted it. (c) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi sings a song in the morning.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Since it was late. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kunal saw a butterfly. (b) Kunal saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Kunal saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Kunal saw an orange butterfly.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Dev calling? (b) Who is Dev calling? (c) Who Dev is calling? (d) Dev is who calling?
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) bright (d) bitter
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Kabir is crying? (b) Kabir is why crying? (c) Why is Kabir crying? (d) Is why Kabir crying?
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Ananya going after school? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (d) How huge the elephant is!
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of february.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan bought his book. He read it. (b) Rohan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Rohan bought Rohan's book. Rohan read it.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara baked Tara's cake. Tara shared it. (b) Tara baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Tara baked her cake. She shared it.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “people” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “got”
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How noisy the market is! (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What is Tenzin reading today? (d) Manav eats a banana after school.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) loud (d) salty
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last friday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Counted the coins. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya was born in the month of february.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “beach” (c) after “reached” (d) after “We”
38. 38.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 but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (b) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Farhan a storybook at night. (d) Farhan reads at night a storybook.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya painted Zoya's pot. Zoya sold it. (b) Zoya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Zoya painted her pot. Her sold it.

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