Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 518 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “bus” (c) after “at” (d) after “late”
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “second” (c) after “The” (d) after “a”
3. 3.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Where is Maria going after school? (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Farhan rides a bicycle to school.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How lovely the song is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Kunal and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) in (b) i (c) played (d) and
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Riya sings a song in the morning.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
7. 7.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kavya ate a ripe mango. (b) Kavya ate a mango. (c) Kavya ate a juicy mango. (d) Kavya ate a juicy ripe mango.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) My father. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Slept on the sofa.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a new red bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a new bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a red bicycle.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday i went to Kochi by train.” (a) went (b) i (c) to (d) train
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “it” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
14. 14.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a tiny shell. (b) Riya found a shell. (c) Riya found a tiny pink shell. (d) Riya found a pink shell.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Zoya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Zoya drawing in class? (c) What is Zoya drawing in class? (d) Zoya is what drawing in class?
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Priya playing cricket? (b) Where is Priya playing cricket? (c) Priya is where playing cricket? (d) Where Priya is playing cricket?
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Kavya washed Kavya's bicycle. Kavya rode it. (c) Kavya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aarav painted a small pot. (b) Aarav painted a pot. (c) Aarav painted an orange pot. (d) Aarav painted a small orange pot.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Yash crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (c) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (d) How huge the elephant is!
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Pooja the school bag at night. (c) Pooja packs at night the school bag. (d) Pooja packs the school bag at night.
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) Manav waters the plants in the evening. (c) What a clever crow! (d) Where is Arjun going after school?
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Maria eating for lunch? (b) Maria is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Maria eating for lunch? (d) What Maria is eating for lunch?
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
33. 33.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal sings a song in the morning.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The children.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.These words are mixed up: a / art / draws / in / picture / Joseph / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Joseph a picture in art class. (b) Joseph a picture draws in art class. (c) Joseph draws in art class a picture. (d) Joseph draws a picture in art class.

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