Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 864 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “went” (c) after “we” (d) after “out”
2. 2.Rohan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) purple
3. 3.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a dog. (b) Vikram saw a big dog. (c) Vikram saw a big white dog. (d) Vikram saw a white dog.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “last Thursday I went to Lucknow by train.” (a) last (b) went (c) by (d) train
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Where is Arjun going after school?
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “his”
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Meera a kite on the roof. (c) Meera flies on the roof a kite. (d) Meera a kite flies on the roof.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in September.” (a) our (b) the (c) school (d) after
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of august.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) A small mouse.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya eats a banana after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.These words are mixed up: Saanvi / cricket / the / in / plays / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi cricket plays in the park. (b) Saanvi plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Saanvi cricket in the park. (d) Saanvi plays cricket in the park.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kochi in June.” (a) from (b) kochi (c) in (d) uncle
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “The” (d) after “baby”
19. 19.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Aarav opened an umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a big umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a yellow umbrella.
20. 20.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a small red house. (b) Farhan drew a small house. (c) Farhan drew a red house. (d) Farhan drew a house.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) made (b) sweets (c) aunt (d) my
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sweet (d) prickly
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “says” (c) after “can” (d) after “every”
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Ananya reading today? (b) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) How beautiful the garden is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The players.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Rahul playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) rough
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Rang loudly.
34. 34.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The peacock. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Before the sun set. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) The little puppy.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement

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