Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 619 · 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 wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “umbrella”
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) bright (d) loud
3. 3.Priya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) square
4. 4.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in shimla starts in November.” (a) shimla (b) starts (c) fair (d) big
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (b) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (c) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Kabir drawing in class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “children” (d) after “The”
10. 10.Nisha 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) hungry
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Joseph sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
12. 12.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a blue pot. (b) Kunal painted a small blue pot. (c) Kunal painted a pot. (d) Kunal painted a small pot.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
15. 15.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a small striped umbrella. (b) Rohan opened a striped umbrella. (c) Rohan opened a small umbrella. (d) Rohan opened an umbrella.
16. 16.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please close the door. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Where is Joseph going after school? (d) Zoya writes a poem every week.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “basket” (d) after “ripe”
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Pooja found a pink shell. (b) Pooja found a tiny pink shell. (c) Pooja found a tiny shell. (d) Pooja found a shell.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
20. 20.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The postman. (c) Told us a story. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) When the school bus came. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The little puppy.
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (d) Water the plants today.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is drawing in class? (b) Joseph is what drawing in class? (c) Is what Joseph drawing in class? (d) What is Joseph drawing in class?
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) spicy (d) smooth
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “sneha wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) sneha (d) wore
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to agra for christmas last year.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha met rahul at the station in Shimla.” (a) at (b) rahul (c) in (d) the
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Sneha ate a big mango. (b) Sneha ate a mango. (c) Sneha ate a yellow mango. (d) Sneha ate a big yellow mango.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) smooth (d) colourful
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) fluffy
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to indore for Diwali last year.” (a) for (b) year (c) indore (d) last
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan reads a storybook at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) What is Sneha eating for lunch? (c) Kavya cooks rice for lunch. (d) How tasty the samosa is!
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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