Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 198 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tenzin and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
2. 2.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is why crying? (b) Why Manav is crying? (c) Is why Manav crying? (d) Why is Manav crying?
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Rohan found Rohan's kite. Rohan flew it. (c) Rohan found his kite. He flew it.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.These words are mixed up: helps / kitchen / Diya / the / Grandma / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Diya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Diya Grandma in the kitchen.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Kabir lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) near (b) chennai (c) the (d) lake
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) bright (d) loud
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Vikram laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sweet
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Kochi.” (a) cousin (b) a (c) i (d) visited
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
16. 16.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Sneha bought a balloon. (b) Sneha bought a red balloon. (c) Sneha bought a big balloon. (d) Sneha bought a big red balloon.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) bright (c) prickly (d) quiet
18. 18.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Vikram carried a big bag. (b) Vikram carried a blue bag. (c) Vikram carried a bag. (d) Vikram carried a big blue bag.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The wind.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
22. 22.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Priya cooks rice for lunch. (b) Who is Sneha calling? (c) Please close the door. (d) How lovely the song is!
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The rain. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) bitter
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Meera fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Meera fixed Meera's toy car. Meera played with it.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Diya reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to shimla by train.” (a) shimla (b) by (c) train (d) to
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) holidays (b) in (c) january (d) the
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Kabir is going after school? (b) Where is Kabir going after school? (c) Is where Kabir going after school? (d) Kabir is where going after school?
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Zoya carried a black bag. (b) Zoya carried a bag. (c) Zoya carried a big black bag. (d) Zoya carried a big bag.
35. 35.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Farhan picked a white flower. (b) Farhan picked a flower. (c) Farhan picked a tiny white flower. (d) Farhan picked a tiny flower.
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “the” (b) after “sand” (c) after “We” (d) after “beach”
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cute the puppy is!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) bright (d) quiet
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so

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