Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 189 · 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?
   “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) have (c) maths (d) on
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Running in the park. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
3. 3.These words are mixed up: eats / banana / after / a / Nisha / school
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha a banana eats after school. (b) Nisha eats a banana after school. (c) Nisha eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Nisha a banana after school.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Farhan flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Sneha a picture in art class. (b) Sneha a picture draws in art class. (c) Sneha draws a picture in art class. (d) Sneha draws in art class a picture.
7. 7.Pooja wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) square
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) sticky
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On friday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) friday (c) test (d) a
10. 10.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Manav opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Manav opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Manav opened an umbrella. (d) Manav opened a big umbrella.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on thursday.” (a) fort (b) thursday (c) in (d) the
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (b) Where Zoya is playing cricket? (c) Is where Zoya playing cricket? (d) Zoya is where playing cricket?
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha and Kabir will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) on (b) and (c) my (d) tuesday
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “was” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “The”
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (b) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Imran a bicycle to school. (d) Imran a bicycle rides to school.
16. 16.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) sticky (d) spicy
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran met Kabir at the station in lucknow.” (a) station (b) lucknow (c) met (d) the
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.These words are mixed up: on / Aarav / brushes / the / dog / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it. (b) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it.
22. 22.Pooja wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
23. 23.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Aarav opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a big umbrella. (d) Aarav opened an umbrella.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Ran onto the field.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) bright
29. 29.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Manav ate a mango. (b) Manav ate a yellow mango. (c) Manav ate a big yellow mango. (d) Manav ate a big mango.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last monday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden.
35. 35.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kavya crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) prickly (d) colourful
39. 39.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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