Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 650 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “dev lives near the lake in Agra.” (a) near (b) lives (c) dev (d) lake
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “late” (c) after “was” (d) after “at”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Tenzin playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a small pot. (b) Sneha painted an orange pot. (c) Sneha painted a small orange pot. (d) Sneha painted a pot.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) rough (c) bright (d) loud
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first monday of january.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Grandma / the / helps / kitchen / Simran / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Simran Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Simran Grandma helps in the kitchen.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) quiet (d) shiny
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin met omkar at the station in bhopal.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
20. 20.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
21. 21.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.These words are mixed up: Ananya / the / at / bus / seven / catches
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (b) Ananya catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Ananya the bus at seven. (d) Ananya the bus catches at seven.
23. 23.Which of these is a command? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Diya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Why is Joseph laughing?
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) salty (d) loud
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) wednesday (b) go (c) on (d) dog
26. 26.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a shell. (b) Yash found a tiny pink shell. (c) Yash found a pink shell. (d) Yash found a tiny shell.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya met zoya at the station in Indore.” (a) zoya (b) station (c) the (d) met
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram found Vikram's kite. Vikram flew it. (b) Vikram found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Vikram found his kite. He flew it.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Please close the door. (c) Why is Riya crying? (d) How funny the joke is!
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) prickly (c) salty (d) colourful
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The bright moon. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Maria found a pink shell. (b) Maria found a small pink shell. (c) Maria found a small shell. (d) Maria found a shell.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Ishaan picked Ishaan's mango. Ishaan ate it. (c) Ishaan picked his mango. He ate it.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Joseph a picture in art class. (c) Joseph draws in art class a picture. (d) Joseph draws a picture in art class.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) bitter (d) smooth
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “it” (c) after “My” (d) after “stuck”

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