Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 805 · 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 cold morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “we” (c) after “shop” (d) after “back”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Sneha cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Kavya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Kavya the plants in the evening. (d) Kavya waters in the evening the plants.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from indore in september.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last monday I went to Kochi by train.” (a) went (b) to (c) monday (d) train
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) quiet
9. 9.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Saanvi calling? (b) Ananya plays cricket in the park. (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
10. 10.Ishaan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) square (c) sad
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Dev calling?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) Since it was late.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) loud (d) bright
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Dev painted a small pot. (b) Dev painted a small orange pot. (c) Dev painted an orange pot. (d) Dev painted a pot.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Kunal a bicycle to school. (c) Kunal rides to school a bicycle. (d) Kunal a bicycle rides to school.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The tiny ant. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Ananya a storybook at night. (c) Ananya a storybook reads at night. (d) Ananya reads a storybook at night.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (b) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (d) Aisha a kite flies on the roof.
22. 22.Dev wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is what reading today? (b) Is what Yash reading today? (c) What Yash is reading today? (d) What is Yash reading today?
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to surat by train.” (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Why is Imran crying? (c) What a lovely song! (d) Simran reads a storybook at night.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
29. 29.Joseph wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silent (c) noisy
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Kabir a song in the morning. (c) Kabir a song sings in the morning. (d) Kabir sings a song in the morning.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Saanvi fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Saanvi fixed Saanvi's toy car. Saanvi played with it.
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 her poem. She read it. (c) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in chennai on Wednesday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) in (d) chennai
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “late” (c) after “at” (d) after “waited”
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Maria picked Maria's mango. Maria ate it. (c) Maria picked her mango. Her ate it.
39. 39.Simran wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) wooden (c) afraid
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) The school bell rang loudly.

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