Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 131 · 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?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) cousin (c) in (d) and
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Meera drawing in class? (b) Meera is what drawing in class? (c) What is Meera drawing in class? (d) What Meera is drawing in class?
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The postman. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “we” (b) after “out” (c) after “lights” (d) after “went”
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Aarav eating for lunch?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The postman.
8. 8.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
10. 10.Which of these is a command? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (c) What a lovely song! (d) Kabir plays cricket in the park.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: lunch / for / rice / Farhan / cooks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Farhan rice for lunch. (c) Farhan rice cooks for lunch. (d) Farhan cooks rice for lunch.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the bus catches at seven. (b) Farhan catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Farhan the bus at seven. (d) Farhan catches the bus at seven.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a round orange pot. (b) Sneha painted a round pot. (c) Sneha painted an orange pot. (d) Sneha painted a pot.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My grandmother. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) quiet (c) rough (d) colourful
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) While Mum was cooking.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in lucknow starts in october.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Yash picked Yash's mango. Yash ate it. (c) Yash picked his mango. Him ate it.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Dev wore a cap. (b) Dev wore an old red cap. (c) Dev wore an old cap. (d) Dev wore a red cap.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first sunday of september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
28. 28.These words are mixed up: school / after / a / eats / banana / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria eats a banana after school. (b) Maria a banana eats after school. (c) Maria eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Maria a banana after school.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in agra on Friday.” (a) in (b) fort (c) old (d) agra
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “bell” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
34. 34.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aisha flew a kite. (b) Aisha flew a small red kite. (c) Aisha flew a small kite. (d) Aisha flew a red kite.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) purple
37. 37.Manav wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) square (c) lovely
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Zoya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Zoya fixed Zoya's toy car. Zoya played with it.

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