Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 22 · 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?
   “saanvi wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sour (d) shiny
3. 3.Yash 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
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar baked Omkar's cake. Omkar shared it. (b) Omkar baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Omkar baked his cake. Him shared it.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Manav the car on Sundays. (c) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (d) Manav the car washes on Sundays.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from jaipur in november.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
7. 7.Aarav wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) round (c) cross
8. 8.These words are mixed up: Aisha / reads / night / a / storybook / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Aisha a storybook at night. (b) Aisha reads a storybook at night. (c) Aisha reads at night a storybook. (d) Aisha a storybook reads at night.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) sweet
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Simran washed Simran's bicycle. Simran rode it. (c) Simran washed her bicycle. She rode it.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) rough (d) sweet
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) smooth
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Fell all night.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Put out the fire. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Put out the fire. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Two ducks.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Farhan eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (b) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (c) Tenzin eats after school a banana. (d) Tenzin a banana eats after school.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav was born in the month of february.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Kolkata on Saturday.” (a) the (b) old (c) visited (d) we
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our cat. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Put out the fire.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “on”
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “kind” (c) after “kite” (d) after “stuck”
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Dev calling?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Vikram painted Vikram's pot. Vikram sold it. (c) Vikram painted his pot. He sold it.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Simran rode a new green bicycle. (b) Simran rode a green bicycle. (c) Simran rode a new bicycle. (d) Simran rode a bicycle.
34. 34.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rohan found a tiny shell. (b) Rohan found a shell. (c) Rohan found a pink shell. (d) Rohan found a tiny pink shell.
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Vikram drinks warm milk before bed. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Why is Zoya laughing?
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and

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