Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 552 · 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 sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a kite. (b) Ishaan flew a small kite. (c) Ishaan flew a green kite. (d) Ishaan flew a small green kite.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Saanvi going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first Wednesday of October.” (a) my (b) birthday (c) the (d) on
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How is Saanvi travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) spicy (d) loud
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Diya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha a picture draws in art class. (b) Isha draws in art class a picture. (c) Isha draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Isha a picture in art class.
10. 10.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) Line up near the door. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (d) Where is Tara playing cricket?
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) bitter
14. 14.Diya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a butterfly. (b) Simran saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Simran saw an orange butterfly. (d) Simran saw a pretty butterfly.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “our” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “liked”
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The players. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Blew the leaves away.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Farhan calling? (b) Who Farhan is calling? (c) Who is Farhan calling? (d) Farhan is who calling?
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Indore for holi last year.” (a) holi (b) to (c) went (d) last
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “was”
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Priya laughing? (b) Is why Priya laughing? (c) Why Priya is laughing? (d) Priya is why laughing?
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal met vikram at the station in jaipur.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Imran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) wooden
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
31. 31.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 “The” (c) after “closed” (d) after “shop”
32. 32.These words are mixed up: storybook / a / night / reads / at / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (b) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (c) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Rohan a storybook at night.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “my” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Where is Manav playing cricket? (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) Tara kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a big ripe mango. (b) Simran ate a mango. (c) Simran ate a big mango. (d) Simran ate a ripe mango.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “he” (b) after “his” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “fell”
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on wednesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5

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