Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 778 · 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?
   “What a lovely song” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “kabir wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Rang his bell. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: helps / in / Grandma / Vikram / the / kitchen
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Vikram Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Vikram Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Vikram helps in the kitchen Grandma.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) If you come early.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) My little brother. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) Until the rain stopped.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara sings a song in the morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Kunal found his kite. He flew it.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Bhopal on Sunday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) we (d) on
20. 20.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a big cake! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Isha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Why is Isha laughing?
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a beautiful garden!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) sticky (d) quiet
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a green bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a shiny green bicycle.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Maria leaving for Delhi? (b) Maria is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Maria is leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Maria leaving for Delhi?
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Kabir calling? (b) Who Kabir is calling? (c) Is who Kabir calling? (d) Kabir is who calling?
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
28. 28.These words are mixed up: at / packs / Riya / bag / the / night / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya the school bag packs at night. (b) Riya packs at night the school bag. (c) Riya packs the school bag at night. (d) Packs Riya the school bag at night.
29. 29.Imran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) loud (d) smooth
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kabir reading today? (b) What is Kabir reading today? (c) What Kabir is reading today? (d) Kabir is what reading today?
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it. (c) Isha wrote her poem. She read it.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Vikram going after school? (b) Is where Vikram going after school? (c) Where Vikram is going after school? (d) Vikram is where going after school?
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) our (b) the (c) school (d) reopens
39. 39.These words are mixed up: the / bag / night / school / packs / Sneha / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha packs the school bag at night. (b) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (c) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Sneha the school bag at night.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in november.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3

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