Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 127 · 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 sentence describes the dog best? (a) Diya saw a brown dog. (b) Diya saw a big brown dog. (c) Diya saw a big dog. (d) Diya saw a dog.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Maria was born in the month of july.” (a) july (b) of (c) was (d) the
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Riya wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) wore (b) new (c) clothes (d) pongal
4. 4.These words are mixed up: bicycle / rides / school / Vikram / a / to
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Vikram a bicycle to school. (c) Vikram rides a bicycle to school. (d) Vikram rides to school a bicycle.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Kunal leaving for Delhi? (b) How cute the puppy is! (c) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays. (d) Please feed the cat.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
8. 8.Kunal wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) round (c) afraid
9. 9.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Two ducks. (c) If you come early. (d) Left the station at nine.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Zoya going after school? (b) Where is Zoya going after school? (c) Zoya is where going after school? (d) Where Zoya is going after school?
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
13. 13.Simran wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Tenzin the ball in the garden. (b) Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Tenzin the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Tenzin kicks in the garden the ball.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in agra starts in july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Monday of november.” (a) first (b) november (c) the (d) birthday
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Thursday.” (a) park (b) my (c) i (d) to
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Zoya rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Zoya rode a bicycle. (c) Zoya rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Zoya rode a red bicycle.
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Aarav crying? (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Maria drinks warm milk before bed.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last thursday I went to Surat by train.” (a) train (b) to (c) thursday (d) by
26. 26.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya baked Riya's cake. Riya shared it. (b) Riya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Riya baked her cake. She shared it.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: every / Farhan / cleans / room / the / Saturday
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Farhan the room every Saturday. (d) Farhan cleans every Saturday the room.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi waters in the evening the plants. (b) Saanvi waters the plants in the evening. (c) Saanvi the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Saanvi the plants in the evening.
33. 33.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 “It” (c) after “very” (d) after “cold”
34. 34.Arjun wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) square
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph was born in the month of february.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Diya saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Diya saw a grey elephant. (c) Diya saw an elephant. (d) Diya saw a huge elephant.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “it” (c) after “The” (d) after “every”
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5

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