Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 892 · 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 cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) bright
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “The” (d) after “puppy”
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “imran lives near the lake in Chennai.” (a) imran (b) lives (c) in (d) near
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “looked” (b) after “lost” (c) after “her” (d) after “pen”
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) How long the train is! (c) Dev eats a banana after school. (d) Why is Kavya crying?
8. 8.Tara wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) damp (c) dry
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) bright (d) sticky
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) fluffy
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a bicycle rides to school. (b) Yash rides a bicycle to school. (c) Yash rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rides Yash a bicycle to school.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sour (d) colourful
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kabir picked a flower. (b) Kabir picked a tiny flower. (c) Kabir picked a yellow flower. (d) Kabir picked a tiny yellow flower.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Pooja picked a yellow flower. (b) Pooja picked a tiny flower. (c) Pooja picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Pooja picked a flower.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) met (b) all (c) our (d) christmas
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Nisha reads a storybook at night. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Pooja playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “reached” (c) after “beach” (d) after “the”
24. 24.These words are mixed up: evening / plants / Imran / waters / the / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran waters in the evening the plants. (b) Imran waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Imran the plants in the evening. (d) Imran the plants waters in the evening.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) a (d) on
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Ishaan laughing?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) the (d) in
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Priya rode a bicycle. (b) Priya rode a green bicycle. (c) Priya rode a new bicycle. (d) Priya rode a new green bicycle.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) clothes (b) wore (c) new (d) diwali
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Omkar rode a new bicycle. (b) Omkar rode a bicycle. (c) Omkar rode a new red bicycle. (d) Omkar rode a red bicycle.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: in / helps / Manav / kitchen / the / Grandma
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Manav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Manav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Manav Grandma in the kitchen.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Imran going after school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
36. 36.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Yash planted Yash's sapling. Yash watered it. (c) Yash planted his sapling. Him watered it.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “everyone” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “won”
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Put out the fire. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.

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