Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 498 · 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?
   “What is Kabir eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Diya ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Diya ate a mango. (c) Diya ate a juicy mango. (d) Diya ate a yellow mango.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How tall the tree is!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How big the cake is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
6. 6.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Omkar ate a big mango. (b) Omkar ate a yellow mango. (c) Omkar ate a mango. (d) Omkar ate a big yellow mango.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Priya wore a new blue cap. (b) Priya wore a new cap. (c) Priya wore a blue cap. (d) Priya wore a cap.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Kunal eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) Running in the park. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The old farmer.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Thursday of November.” (a) on (b) of (c) my (d) first
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) colourful (c) loud (d) prickly
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from kochi in november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) salty (c) bright (d) noisy
16. 16.These words are mixed up: storybook / reads / at / night / Rahul / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul reads at night a storybook. (b) Rahul a storybook reads at night. (c) Rahul reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Rahul a storybook at night.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Mysuru on Tuesday.” (a) visited (b) on (c) the (d) we
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “The” (c) after “our” (d) after “turned”
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sour
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Omkar drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “was” (b) after “closed” (c) after “back” (d) after “went”
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
25. 25.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) made (b) for (c) onam (d) sweets
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan sings in the morning a song. (b) Farhan sings a song in the morning. (c) Farhan a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Farhan a song in the morning.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “drank” (c) after “was” (d) after “cold”
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Agra starts in January.” (a) in (b) the (c) starts (d) fair
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Saanvi going after school? (b) Where is Saanvi going after school? (c) Where Saanvi is going after school? (d) Saanvi is where going after school?
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in delhi starts in august.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in february.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
39. 39.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) huge
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) salty (d) bright

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