Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 736 · 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 Ishaan laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “strong” (c) after “The” (d) after “our”
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Isha saw a butterfly. (b) Isha saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Isha saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Isha saw an orange butterfly.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Saanvi saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Saanvi saw an orange butterfly. (c) Saanvi saw a butterfly. (d) Saanvi saw a tiny butterfly.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “reached” (b) after “We” (c) after “sand” (d) after “beach”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a white dog. (b) Rahul saw a dog. (c) Rahul saw a small dog. (d) Rahul saw a small white dog.
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Diya travelling to school? (b) What a tall tree! (c) Imran cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Turn left at the temple.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya met imran at the station in pune.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
13. 13.Dev wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) huge
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) bright (d) salty
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The tiny ant. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul wrote Rahul's poem. Rahul read it. (b) Rahul wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rahul wrote his poem. He read it.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha waters the plants in the evening” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Before the sun set. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the car washes on Sundays. (b) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Rohan washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Rohan the car on Sundays.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kabir baked Kabir's cake. Kabir shared it. (c) Kabir baked his cake. He shared it.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Saanvi is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (c) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Saanvi eating for lunch?
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
26. 26.These words are mixed up: for / cooks / Zoya / lunch / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (b) Zoya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Zoya cooks for lunch rice.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Put out the fire. (d) The rain fell all night.
28. 28.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Maria saw a little dog. (b) Maria saw a black dog. (c) Maria saw a dog. (d) Maria saw a little black dog.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Aisha writes a poem every week. (c) What a long train! (d) Who is Rahul calling?
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) pongal (b) sweets (c) made (d) aunt
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “ran”
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi and i played in the park on Monday.” (a) played (b) in (c) on (d) i
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) prickly (c) colourful (d) noisy
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The brown cow. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tara carried a big blue bag. (b) Tara carried a blue bag. (c) Tara carried a big bag. (d) Tara carried a bag.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) rough (d) sweet
39. 39.These words are mixed up: sings / in / morning / a / Vikram / song / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (b) Vikram sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Vikram a song in the morning. (d) Vikram sings in the morning a song.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3

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