Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 876 · 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?
   “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Diya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Diya fixed Diya's toy car. Diya played with it.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “kunal was born in the month of November.” (a) born (b) kunal (c) month (d) was
5. 5.These words are mixed up: in / waters / Sneha / plants / the / evening / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening. (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Sneha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Sneha waters in the evening the plants.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria reads a storybook at night. (b) Maria reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Maria a storybook at night. (d) Maria a storybook reads at night.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a long train!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sour (d) loud
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “manav and riya will come to my house on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.Saanvi wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) poor (c) wealthy
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Aisha travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Aisha playing cricket” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) salty (c) shiny (d) noisy
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Yash opened a big umbrella. (b) Yash opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Yash opened an umbrella. (d) Yash opened a striped umbrella.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) salty (d) sticky
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Maria catches the bus at seven. (b) Please close the door. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) How is Arjun travelling to school?
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Rahul is going after school? (b) Rahul is where going after school? (c) Where is Rahul going after school? (d) Is where Rahul going after school?
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) sour
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Maria eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav washes on Sundays the car. (b) Aarav the car washes on Sundays. (c) Washes Aarav the car on Sundays. (d) Aarav washes the car on Sundays.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kunal saw a black dog. (b) Kunal saw a dog. (c) Kunal saw a little dog. (d) Kunal saw a little black dog.
29. 29.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Nisha reading today? (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Imran reads a storybook at night. (d) What a clever crow!
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a cap. (b) Zoya wore an old cap. (c) Zoya wore an old blue cap. (d) Zoya wore a blue cap.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The rain fell all night.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) My father. (d) Gave fresh milk.
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Who is Kabir calling? (b) How long the train is! (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.These words are mixed up: every / feeds / morning / Ishaan / cat / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan the cat feeds every morning. (b) Ishaan feeds every morning the cat. (c) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Ishaan the cat every morning.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The new student sat next to me.

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