Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 852 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Isha going after school? (b) Isha is where going after school? (c) Where is Isha going after school? (d) Where Isha is going after school?
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) sour (d) shiny
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Riya crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
6. 6.Yash wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) square
7. 7.Simran wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
8. 8.Ananya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) purple
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Yash met kabir at the station in Kolkata.” (a) station (b) at (c) in (d) kabir
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from chennai in august.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) salty
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara feeds every morning the cat. (b) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (d) Tara feeds the cat every morning.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Tenzin packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Tenzin packed Tenzin's bag. Tenzin carried it.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) colourful (d) bitter
19. 19.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Isha playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
21. 21.These words are mixed up: a / song / morning / Kabir / in / sings / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir sings in the morning a song. (b) Kabir sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Kabir a song in the morning. (d) Kabir a song sings in the morning.
22. 22.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “The” (c) after “over” (d) after “off”
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Isha rode a new bicycle. (b) Isha rode a bicycle. (c) Isha rode a new red bicycle. (d) Isha rode a red bicycle.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
28. 28.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Diya drawing in class?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Our cat.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “we” (c) after “late” (d) after “bus”
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Saanvi crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
37. 37.These words are mixed up: eats / school / after / Tenzin / banana / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (b) Tenzin eats after school a banana. (c) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (d) Tenzin a banana eats after school.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of april.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Kolkata in January.” (a) in (b) came (c) uncle (d) my
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Monday of November.” (a) my (b) the (c) first (d) birthday

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