Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 49 · 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?
   “Kabir rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Ishaan leaving for Delhi? (b) Ishaan is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Ishaan is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi?
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to lucknow for baisakhi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a sweet mango!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Arjun wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) wooden (c) bright
10. 10.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a big brown dog. (b) Meera saw a dog. (c) Meera saw a brown dog. (d) Meera saw a big dog.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: plays / park / the / Isha / in / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha plays cricket in the park. (b) Isha plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Isha cricket in the park. (d) Isha cricket plays in the park.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: storybook / Aarav / night / reads / a / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Aarav a storybook at night. (c) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (d) Aarav a storybook reads at night.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a kite flies on the roof. (b) Maria flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Maria a kite on the roof. (d) Maria flies on the roof a kite.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from chennai in February.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) from (d) came
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kabir laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.These words are mixed up: cooks / rice / for / Rahul / lunch
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul cooks for lunch rice. (b) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch. (d) Rahul rice cooks for lunch.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: the / brushes / Priya / Sundays / dog / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Priya the dog on Sundays. (b) Priya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Priya the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Priya brushes on Sundays the dog.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The cricket match.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) My best friend. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera was born in the month of july.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
24. 24.These words are mixed up: plants / the / evening / Riya / waters / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (c) Riya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Riya the plants waters in the evening.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) loud
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) bitter (d) shiny
29. 29.Vikram wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) wooden
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Priya the plants in the evening. (b) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Priya waters in the evening the plants.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) noisy
32. 32.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Vikram wore a new cap. (b) Vikram wore a blue cap. (c) Vikram wore a cap. (d) Vikram wore a new blue cap.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a pretty flower. (b) Maria picked a flower. (c) Maria picked a yellow flower. (d) Maria picked a pretty yellow flower.
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) bright (d) noisy
36. 36.These words are mixed up: evening / in / plants / waters / Rohan / the / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (b) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (d) Rohan the plants waters in the evening.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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