Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 249 · 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?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Rahul going after school? (b) Where Rahul is going after school? (c) Is where Rahul going after school? (d) Rahul is where going after school?
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) spicy (d) bright
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) my (b) made (c) for (d) aunt
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “vikram was born in the month of july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “out” (c) after “a” (d) after “went”
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal and ishaan will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) will (b) and (c) ishaan (d) to
11. 11.Tenzin wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) chilly (c) hot
12. 12.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a blue bag. (b) Simran carried a big bag. (c) Simran carried a bag. (d) Simran carried a big blue bag.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The baby elephant.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a round pot. (b) Saanvi painted a pot. (c) Saanvi painted a round orange pot. (d) Saanvi painted an orange pot.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi was born in the month of august.” (a) the (b) born (c) august (d) of
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “he” (c) after “fell” (d) after “bicycle”
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) If you come early. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “looked” (c) after “she” (d) after “pen”
25. 25.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Broke his toy car. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) shiny
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Nisha reading today? (b) What a cold morning! (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Yash packs the school bag at night.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “teacher” (d) after “The”
32. 32.Tenzin wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) hungry
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) What a noisy market! (b) Why is Rohan laughing? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Kavya sings a song in the morning.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Saanvi rode a bicycle. (b) Saanvi rode a green bicycle. (c) Saanvi rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Saanvi rode a shiny green bicycle.
35. 35.Pooja wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) new (c) ancient
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) sticky (d) bright
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) on (b) new (c) isha (d) wore
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because

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