Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 907 · 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.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
2. 2.Which of these is a command? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Joseph flies a kite on the roof. (d) Where is Zoya going after school?
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “dev and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
5. 5.Nisha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) purple
6. 6.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tenzin painted a round pot. (b) Tenzin painted an orange pot. (c) Tenzin painted a pot. (d) Tenzin painted a round orange pot.
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Tara crying? (b) Tara is why crying? (c) Why Tara is crying? (d) Why is Tara crying?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) bitter (d) shiny
10. 10.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 “stuck” (c) after “My” (d) after “got”
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Playing with my friends.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Delhi on Friday.” (a) we (b) on (c) in (d) the
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Omkar a storybook at night. (c) Omkar a storybook reads at night. (d) Omkar reads a storybook at night.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
15. 15.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Agra on monday.” (a) monday (b) visited (c) old (d) the
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram catches the bus at seven. (b) Vikram the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Vikram the bus at seven. (d) Vikram catches at seven the bus.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Ananya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Ananya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Ananya leaving for Delhi? (d) Ananya is when leaving for Delhi?
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “The” (c) after “baby” (d) after “we”
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is where playing cricket? (b) Where Rahul is playing cricket? (c) Where is Rahul playing cricket? (d) Is where Rahul playing cricket?
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is a command? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Zoya eats a banana after school. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Where is Aisha playing cricket?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Ananya playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Farhan leaving for Delhi? (d) When Farhan is leaving for Delhi?
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Kavya visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Kavya the library on Fridays. (d) Kavya visits the library on Fridays.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is where going after school? (b) Is where Pooja going after school? (c) Where Pooja is going after school? (d) Where is Pooja going after school?
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.These words are mixed up: kitchen / the / Tara / Grandma / helps / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Tara Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Tara Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tara helps in the kitchen Grandma.
33. 33.Kavya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) spicy (c) dry
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Who is Rahul calling? (c) How noisy the market is! (d) Saanvi cleans the room every Saturday.
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Aisha crying? (b) Switch off the fan. (c) How beautiful the garden is! (d) Priya writes a poem every week.

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