Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 571 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “were” (c) after “basket” (d) after “a”
3. 3.Ishaan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) dull (c) bright
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ananya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in surat starts in november.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. 6.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Pooja crying?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) rough (d) quiet
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (c) What Farhan is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Farhan eating for lunch?
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) Kabir plays cricket in the park. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Who is Arjun calling?
15. 15.These words are mixed up: to / bicycle / rides / Yash / school / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Yash a bicycle to school. (b) Yash rides a bicycle to school. (c) Yash a bicycle rides to school. (d) Yash rides to school a bicycle.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: ball / Joseph / in / the / the / kicks / garden
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Joseph the ball in the garden. (c) Joseph the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Joseph kicks in the garden the ball.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) noisy
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Tenzin the plants in the evening. (c) Tenzin waters in the evening the plants. (d) Tenzin waters the plants in the evening.
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How funny the joke is! (b) Diya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) What is Nisha drawing in class?
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My aunt. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
24. 24.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Dev wore a cap. (b) Dev wore an old cap. (c) Dev wore a blue cap. (d) Dev wore an old blue cap.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The old farmer. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The cricket match. (c) Before the sun set. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
28. 28.Tara wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) spicy (c) calm
29. 29.Kabir wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) purple
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “it” (b) after “The” (c) after “began” (d) after “dark”
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Simran fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Simran fixed Simran's toy car. Simran played with it.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.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) Him (d) He
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya fixed Kavya's toy car. Kavya played with it. (b) Kavya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Kavya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “then” (b) after “homework” (c) after “my” (d) after “finished”
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (b) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (c) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (d) Rohan reads at night a storybook.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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