Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 884 · 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?
   “Maria waters the plants in the evening” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Simran rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Simran rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Simran rode a bicycle. (d) Simran rode a red bicycle.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash found his kite. He flew it. (b) Yash found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Yash found Yash's kite. Yash flew it.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “for”
7. 7.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Meera painted a pot. (b) Meera painted a round pot. (c) Meera painted a blue pot. (d) Meera painted a round blue pot.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) our (b) all (c) diwali (d) on
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Put out the fire. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My little brother.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Mysuru starts in november.” (a) in (b) big (c) fair (d) november
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara made Tara's card. Tara posted it. (b) Tara made her card. Her posted it. (c) Tara made her card. She posted it.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a shell. (b) Arjun found a tiny white shell. (c) Arjun found a tiny shell. (d) Arjun found a white shell.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Omkar playing cricket? (b) Where Omkar is playing cricket? (c) Where is Omkar playing cricket? (d) Omkar is where playing cricket?
15. 15.Yash wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wooden (c) wealthy
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last thursday I went to Jaipur by train.” (a) by (b) train (c) thursday (d) to
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Ishaan packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Ishaan packed Ishaan's bag. Ishaan carried it.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) noisy (d) colourful
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The cricket match.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (b) What Aisha is eating for lunch? (c) Aisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Aisha eating for lunch?
26. 26.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) spicy (d) shiny
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Surat on thursday.” (a) in (b) thursday (c) old (d) fort
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Priya laughing?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Arjun leaving for Delhi?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
31. 31.Simran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) spicy
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “sneha and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) sneha (b) park (c) the (d) and
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) My sister. (d) As soon as we reached home.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Sneha laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Aisha laughing? (b) Line up near the door. (c) How cold the morning is! (d) Kavya washes the car on Sundays.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Pooja picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Pooja picked Pooja's mango. Pooja ate it.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The wind.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “was” (c) after “late” (d) after “waited”
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi painted Saanvi's pot. Saanvi sold it. (b) Saanvi painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Saanvi painted her pot. She sold it.
40. 40.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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