Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 795 · 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?
   “Where is Simran going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a sweet mango!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tenzin met tara at the station in indore.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.These words are mixed up: poem / week / writes / Kunal / every / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal writes every week a poem. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Kunal a poem every week. (d) Kunal a poem writes every week.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How colourful the rangoli is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from lucknow in september.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
9. 9.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The rain. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof. (b) What a big cake! (c) What is Simran reading today? (d) Open your books to page ten.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Sat on the wall. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Our teacher.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun made his card. He posted it. (b) Arjun made Arjun's card. Arjun posted it. (c) Arjun made his card. Him posted it.
17. 17.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Manav laughing? (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Omkar eats a banana after school. (d) What a bright moon!
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How clever the crow is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Ishaan eating for lunch? (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Arjun waters the plants in the evening.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
21. 21.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.Diya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) brave (c) afraid
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The new student. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Patna on Friday.” (a) visited (b) we (c) old (d) on
27. 27.These words are mixed up: a / roof / the / flies / on / Imran / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a kite flies on the roof. (b) Imran flies a kite on the roof. (c) Imran flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Imran a kite on the roof.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Arjun painted a blue pot. (b) Arjun painted a pot. (c) Arjun painted a small pot. (d) Arjun painted a small blue pot.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “The” (c) after “lit” (d) after “a”
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to kolkata for Baisakhi last year.” (a) kolkata (b) to (c) went (d) last
33. 33.These words are mixed up: dog / the / brushes / Omkar / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Omkar the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Omkar brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Omkar the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Imran going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran made her card. Her posted it. (b) Simran made her card. She posted it. (c) Simran made Simran's card. Simran posted it.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “hard” (c) after “team” (d) after “won”
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) sour (d) loud

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