Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 813 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja painted Pooja's pot. Pooja sold it. (b) Pooja painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Pooja painted her pot. She sold it.
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “yash met Farhan at the station in Patna.” (a) the (b) yash (c) in (d) met
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a round orange pot. (b) Tenzin painted an orange pot. (c) Tenzin painted a round pot. (d) Tenzin painted a pot.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “a” (b) after “kind” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kite”
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a bright moon!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My aunt. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) While Mum was cooking.
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Isha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) What a tall tree! (c) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (d) Please speak slowly.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Kavya crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Checked my throat. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
12. 12.Which of these is a question? (a) How funny the joke is! (b) What is Isha drawing in class? (c) Tara cooks rice for lunch. (d) Switch off the fan.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in indore.” (a) cousin (b) a (c) indore (d) visited
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Tenzin eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) september (b) in (c) reopens (d) school
18. 18.Simran wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) square
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) bitter (d) shiny
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya and diya will come to my house on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Running in the park. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The old farmer.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “was”
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Isha saw a grey elephant. (b) Isha saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Isha saw a huge elephant. (d) Isha saw an elephant.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) sweet
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) the (b) our (c) reopens (d) school
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) dog (b) i (c) go (d) on
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) our (b) we (c) all (d) met
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday i went to Indore by train.” (a) i (b) by (c) to (d) went
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted a pot. (b) Joseph painted a round blue pot. (c) Joseph painted a round pot. (d) Joseph painted a blue pot.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan catches the bus at seven.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question

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