Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 6 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Joseph reading today? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Manav visits the library on Fridays.
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Pooja drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) What is Pooja drawing in class? (d) How sweet the mango is!
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (d) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden.
5. 5.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 “It” (c) after “was” (d) after “cold”
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a tall tree!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya met Vikram at the station in kolkata.” (a) station (b) the (c) kolkata (d) in
12. 12.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) spicy (d) sticky
17. 17.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a dog. (b) Manav saw a black dog. (c) Manav saw a little black dog. (d) Manav saw a little dog.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) How bright the moon is! (d) What is Omkar eating for lunch?
20. 20.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Farhan picked a pretty flower. (b) Farhan picked a yellow flower. (c) Farhan picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Farhan picked a flower.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: drinks / warm / milk / before / bed / Isha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed. (c) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Isha drinks warm milk before bed.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) A big black crow. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) Slept on the sofa.
25. 25.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “meera lives near the lake in Mysuru.” (a) near (b) meera (c) the (d) in
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Jaipur on Thursday.” (a) the (b) in (c) old (d) we
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “was” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “too”
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) spicy (c) damp
32. 32.These words are mixed up: cat / morning / feeds / Ananya / every / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (b) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (c) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rohan drawing in class? (b) What Rohan is drawing in class? (c) Is what Rohan drawing in class? (d) Rohan is what drawing in class?
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) loud
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Pooja is playing cricket? (b) Where is Pooja playing cricket? (c) Pooja is where playing cricket? (d) Is where Pooja playing cricket?
36. 36.Which of these is a question? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) What is Rohan eating for lunch?
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
38. 38.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Sneha opened an umbrella. (b) Sneha opened a small umbrella. (c) Sneha opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Sneha opened a striped umbrella.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The doctor.

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