Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 891 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) noisy (d) shiny
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what reading today? (b) What is Rahul reading today? (c) Is what Rahul reading today? (d) What Rahul is reading today?
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The bright moon. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Bhopal in September.” (a) uncle (b) came (c) my (d) from
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) sweet
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is where going after school? (b) Where Priya is going after school? (c) Is where Priya going after school? (d) Where is Priya going after school?
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “cake” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “sweet”
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “was” (c) after “late” (d) after “at”
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) noisy
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) My aunt. (d) Shone over the lake.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “it” (b) after “My” (c) after “a” (d) after “stuck”
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Thursday.” (a) in (b) we (c) the (d) old
23. 23.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Meera visits the library on Fridays. (b) Who is Nisha calling? (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Water the plants today.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) bitter (d) bright
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya and I played in the park on monday.” (a) and (b) on (c) in (d) monday
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav writes a poem every week.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Saturday.” (a) visited (b) we (c) old (d) on
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Ishaan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Who is Rohan calling? (d) What a huge elephant!
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev plays cricket in the park. (b) Dev cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Dev cricket in the park. (d) Dev plays in the park cricket.
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) bitter
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How clever the crow is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “for” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “race”

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