Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 701 · 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?
   “Vikram feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Rohan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) hungry (c) cross
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aarav saw a dog. (b) Aarav saw a small dog. (c) Aarav saw a small black dog. (d) Aarav saw a black dog.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first monday of November.” (a) first (b) birthday (c) monday (d) the
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Zoya found a pink shell. (b) Zoya found a tiny shell. (c) Zoya found a shell. (d) Zoya found a tiny pink shell.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
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 “children” (c) after “The” (d) after “bell”
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (b) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Saanvi eating for lunch? (d) What Saanvi is eating for lunch?
11. 11.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Diya picked Diya's mango. Diya ate it. (c) Diya picked her mango. She ate it.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: eats / banana / school / Tenzin / a / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (b) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (c) Tenzin a banana eats after school. (d) Tenzin eats after school a banana.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “we” (c) after “turned” (d) after “milk”
16. 16.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Omkar saw a huge elephant. (b) Omkar saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Omkar saw an elephant. (d) Omkar saw a grey elephant.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Aisha reads a storybook at night. (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Why is Farhan crying?
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened a small umbrella. (b) Arjun opened a small yellow umbrella. (c) Arjun opened an umbrella. (d) Arjun opened a yellow umbrella.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) shiny
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) to (b) on (c) i (d) go
23. 23.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Vikram painted a pot. (b) Vikram painted a round blue pot. (c) Vikram painted a round pot. (d) Vikram painted a blue pot.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.These words are mixed up: Sundays / washes / the / car / on / Manav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav washes on Sundays the car. (b) Manav the car washes on Sundays. (c) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Manav the car on Sundays.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) prickly
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a big bag. (b) Aarav carried a bag. (c) Aarav carried a blue bag. (d) Aarav carried a big blue bag.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “isha met kabir at the station in bhopal.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How colourful the rangoli is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) on (c) we (d) have
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) How big the cake is! (b) How is Omkar travelling to school? (c) Please close the door. (d) Isha draws a picture in art class.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Sunday of August.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) my (d) first
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Kolkata.” (a) and (b) my (c) visited (d) cousin

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