Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 948 · 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?
   “Yash waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Isha is crying? (b) Why is Isha crying? (c) Is why Isha crying? (d) Isha is why crying?
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in agra starts in october.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
6. 6.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Ananya wore an old cap. (b) Ananya wore a red cap. (c) Ananya wore a cap. (d) Ananya wore an old red cap.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Kabir laughing? (b) Kabir is why laughing? (c) Why Kabir is laughing? (d) Why is Kabir laughing?
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Slept on the sofa.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal made his card. Him posted it. (b) Kunal made his card. He posted it. (c) Kunal made Kunal's card. Kunal posted it.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a small orange pot. (b) Manav painted a pot. (c) Manav painted an orange pot. (d) Manav painted a small pot.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) rough
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tara bought a balloon. (b) Tara bought a big red balloon. (c) Tara bought a red balloon. (d) Tara bought a big balloon.
21. 21.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Saanvi writes a poem every week. (c) Why is Ananya laughing? (d) Switch off the fan.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
26. 26.These words are mixed up: ball / garden / the / in / Kabir / kicks / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Kabir the ball in the garden. (c) Kabir the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kabir kicks in the garden the ball.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) smooth (d) quiet
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aarav drawing in class?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to pune by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in mysuru on Sunday.” (a) the (b) fort (c) old (d) mysuru
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “talk” (c) after “parrot” (d) after “The”
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) salty (d) loud
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Priya playing cricket? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What a tall tree! (d) Ishaan plays cricket in the park.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) my (b) the (c) to (d) i
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) colourful
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
40. 40.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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