Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 874 · 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?
   “How tasty the samosa is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tara wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) baisakhi
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Dev leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Our cat. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Zoya leaving for Delhi? (b) Zoya is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Zoya leaving for Delhi? (d) When Zoya is leaving for Delhi?
7. 7.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria found Maria's kite. Maria flew it. (b) Maria found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Maria found her kite. She flew it.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Rohan washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) our (b) after (c) in (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning. (c) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (d) Vikram the cat feeds every morning.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: sings / song / Vikram / the / in / a / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Vikram a song in the morning. (c) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (d) Vikram sings a song in the morning.
14. 14.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Riya eats a banana after school. (b) How is Sneha travelling to school? (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: the / on / visits / library / Fridays / Aarav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Aarav the library on Fridays. (c) Aarav visits the library on Fridays. (d) Aarav the library visits on Fridays.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) bitter (d) shiny
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Riya the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Riya cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Riya the room every Saturday.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Zoya travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Imran picked a pretty white flower. (b) Imran picked a flower. (c) Imran picked a white flower. (d) Imran picked a pretty flower.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Why is Rohan crying? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Maria reads a storybook at night.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) rough
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha reading today? (b) Aisha is what reading today? (c) What is Aisha reading today? (d) What Aisha is reading today?
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made her card. She posted it. (b) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (c) Meera made her card. Her posted it.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Maria leaving for Delhi? (b) When Maria is leaving for Delhi? (c) Maria is when leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Maria leaving for Delhi?
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Pooja baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Pooja baked Pooja's cake. Pooja shared it.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of September.” (a) zoya (b) month (c) in (d) born
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha drinks warm milk before bed” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in mysuru.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
37. 37.Ananya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) spicy
38. 38.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) for (b) diwali (c) sweets (d) aunt
40. 40.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Omkar drew a house. (b) Omkar drew a green house. (c) Omkar drew a small green house. (d) Omkar drew a small house.

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