Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 629 · 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?
   “Why is Nisha crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Joseph travelling to school? (b) Tara waters the plants in the evening. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “talk” (c) after “parrot” (d) after “hello”
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) rough (d) bright
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) met (b) all (c) cousins (d) we
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Fell all night. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) As soon as we reached home.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (b) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (d) Rohan a storybook reads at night.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Tara reading today? (b) Tara is what reading today? (c) Is what Tara reading today? (d) What Tara is reading today?
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Told us a story. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Until the rain stopped.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran lives near the lake in delhi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “hurt” (b) after “he” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “cake” (d) after “a”
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) shiny
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) How noisy the market is! (b) When is Simran leaving for Delhi? (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Kavya brushes the dog on Sundays.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: Aisha / the / plays / in / cricket / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Aisha cricket in the park. (b) Aisha plays cricket in the park. (c) Aisha cricket plays in the park. (d) Aisha plays in the park cricket.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Because the shop was closed.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) colourful
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “diya lives near the lake in Surat.” (a) lives (b) the (c) in (d) diya
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it. (c) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha cooks rice for lunch. (b) Isha cooks for lunch rice. (c) Cooks Isha rice for lunch. (d) Isha rice cooks for lunch.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Ananya picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Ananya picked Ananya's mango. Ananya ate it.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) loud (d) bright
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) bright (d) sticky
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Shimla on Saturday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) we (d) the
32. 32.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) round
33. 33.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How long the train is! (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Where is Diya going after school? (d) Manav brushes the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is what reading today? (b) What Sneha is reading today? (c) What is Sneha reading today? (d) Is what Sneha reading today?
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A small mouse.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) quiet
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Friday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) in (d) pune
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “read” (b) after “homework” (c) after “finished” (d) after “I”

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