Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 560 · 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 a tall tree” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Priya reading today? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (d) What a tall tree!
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Simran wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) square
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Joseph reading today? (b) Is what Joseph reading today? (c) Joseph is what reading today? (d) What Joseph is reading today?
9. 9.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (b) Tenzin carried a bag. (c) Tenzin carried a big blue bag. (d) Tenzin carried a big bag.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Tenzin calling?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The bright moon. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Rang his bell.
12. 12.Nisha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) purple (c) noisy
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Kabir picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Kabir picked Kabir's mango. Kabir ate it.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Yash saw an orange butterfly. (b) Yash saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Yash saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Yash saw a butterfly.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Simran visits the library on Fridays.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
17. 17.Kavya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) hungry
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) Because it was raining. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan packed Rohan's bag. Rohan carried it. (b) Rohan packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Rohan packed his bag. He carried it.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi lives near the lake in indore.” (a) lake (b) indore (c) in (d) the
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) What Tenzin is eating for lunch? (d) What is Tenzin eating for lunch?
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Rang his bell.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Farhan carried a big black bag. (b) Farhan carried a big bag. (c) Farhan carried a bag. (d) Farhan carried a black bag.
27. 27.Riya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) wooden (c) quick
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Arjun the library on Fridays. (b) Arjun visits the library on Fridays. (c) Arjun the library visits on Fridays. (d) Arjun visits on Fridays the library.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Bhopal for Eid last year.” (a) year (b) for (c) went (d) we
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My little brother. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Our teacher.
32. 32.Tenzin wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Farhan a song in the morning. (c) Farhan a song sings in the morning. (d) Farhan sings a song in the morning.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) bitter (d) colourful
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
36. 36.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Saanvi ate a yellow mango. (b) Saanvi ate a juicy mango. (c) Saanvi ate a mango. (d) Saanvi ate a juicy yellow mango.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Kavya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) spicy
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Ishaan laughing?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
40. 40.These words are mixed up: seven / bus / the / at / catches / Kavya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Kavya the bus at seven. (b) Kavya the bus catches at seven. (c) Kavya catches at seven the bus. (d) Kavya catches the bus at seven.

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