Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 895 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in Pune starts in october.” (a) big (b) in (c) october (d) starts
2. 2.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Yash saw an elephant. (b) Yash saw a huge elephant. (c) Yash saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Yash saw a grey elephant.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “was” (c) after “drank” (d) after “we”
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How beautiful the garden is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) spicy (d) rough
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Kunal cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Why is Kavya crying? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) How noisy the market is!
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) bright
13. 13.Imran wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) purple (c) tiny
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Aisha planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Aisha planted Aisha's sapling. Aisha watered it.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Tenzin warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Tenzin warm milk before bed. (d) Tenzin drinks warm milk before bed.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a kite. (b) Kunal flew a yellow kite. (c) Kunal flew a big yellow kite. (d) Kunal flew a big kite.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Yash warm milk before bed. (c) Yash drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Yash drinks warm milk before bed.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) prickly (c) loud (d) colourful
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya flies a kite on the roof.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
25. 25.Which of these is a question? (a) How bright the moon is! (b) Ishaan brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (d) Open your books to page ten.
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Ananya eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Thursday.” (a) to (b) dog (c) with (d) i
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya baked Ananya's cake. Ananya shared it. (b) Ananya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Ananya baked her cake. She shared it.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Tenzin waters the plants in the evening. (c) What a noisy market! (d) What is Kavya eating for lunch?
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Meera reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “read” (c) after “homework” (d) after “a”
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) prickly

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