Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 709 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) loud
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) for (b) aunt (c) holi (d) made
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “a” (c) after “cake” (d) after “Grandma”
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Saanvi packs the school bag at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kavya drawing in class? (b) What is Kavya drawing in class? (c) What Kavya is drawing in class? (d) Kavya is what drawing in class?
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Yash painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Yash painted Yash's pot. Yash sold it.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “lit” (c) after “went” (d) after “out”
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) salty
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “people” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “The”
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Kolkata.” (a) visited (b) and (c) zoo (d) my
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Rahul drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Rahul warm milk before bed. (d) Rahul warm milk drinks before bed.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) for (b) sweets (c) pongal (d) made
24. 24.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) loud (d) smooth
26. 26.These words are mixed up: a / flies / roof / kite / the / on / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Kabir a kite on the roof. (b) Kabir flies a kite on the roof. (c) Kabir flies on the roof a kite. (d) Kabir a kite flies on the roof.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Saanvi rice for lunch. (b) Saanvi rice cooks for lunch. (c) Saanvi cooks rice for lunch. (d) Saanvi cooks for lunch rice.
29. 29.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) While Mum was cooking.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
32. 32.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Nisha picked a pretty flower. (b) Nisha picked a white flower. (c) Nisha picked a flower. (d) Nisha picked a pretty white flower.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
34. 34.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) My best friend. (d) After we ate lunch.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (b) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (d) Tenzin the school bag packs at night.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “riya lives near the lake in Pune.” (a) the (b) in (c) riya (d) lives
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria lives near the lake in Indore.” (a) lake (b) the (c) maria (d) lives

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