Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 67 · 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?
   “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) have (c) on (d) test
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it. (c) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Diya the bus at seven. (c) Diya catches at seven the bus. (d) Diya the bus catches at seven.
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) Why is Nisha crying? (d) Nisha cleans the room every Saturday.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “shop” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Why is Arjun laughing?
9. 9.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Pooja saw a grey elephant. (c) Pooja saw a huge elephant. (d) Pooja saw an elephant.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Surat in january.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) came (d) january
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.These words are mixed up: the / catches / Sneha / seven / bus / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Sneha the bus at seven. (b) Sneha the bus catches at seven. (c) Sneha catches at seven the bus. (d) Sneha catches the bus at seven.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) sticky (d) sweet
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kabir crying? (b) How lovely the song is! (c) Sneha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Water the plants today.
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Where is Priya going after school? (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Ananya writes a poem every week.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara a picture draws in art class. (b) Tara draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Tara a picture in art class. (d) Tara draws a picture in art class.
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Isha cooks rice for lunch. (b) What a noisy market! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) What is Vikram reading today?
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Arjun saw a huge elephant. (b) Arjun saw an elephant. (c) Arjun saw a grey elephant. (d) Arjun saw a huge grey elephant.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Manav drawing in class? (b) Please speak slowly. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Arjun draws a picture in art class.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) rough (c) loud (d) colourful
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya a poem writes every week. (b) Riya writes a poem every week. (c) Riya writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Riya a poem every week.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Tara picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Tara picked Tara's mango. Tara ate it.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Aarav the library on Fridays. (b) Aarav visits on Fridays the library. (c) Aarav visits the library on Fridays. (d) Aarav the library visits on Fridays.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (c) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (d) What Aisha is eating for lunch?
34. 34.Rohan wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) wealthy (c) poor
35. 35.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a shell. (b) Priya found a small pink shell. (c) Priya found a pink shell. (d) Priya found a small shell.
36. 36.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.
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Nisha waters in the evening the plants. (c) Nisha waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Nisha the plants in the evening.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The baby elephant.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) shiny

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