Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 260 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Diya calling? (b) Is who Diya calling? (c) Who Diya is calling? (d) Diya is who calling?
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) holi (b) all (c) on (d) our
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Jaipur in november.” (a) came (b) november (c) from (d) uncle
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Nisha is eating for lunch? (b) What is Nisha eating for lunch? (c) Is what Nisha eating for lunch? (d) Nisha is what eating for lunch?
6. 6.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) prickly
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “out” (c) after “went” (d) after “we”
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Simran is going after school? (b) Simran is where going after school? (c) Is where Simran going after school? (d) Where is Simran going after school?
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) salty (d) smooth
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Flew high in the sky.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Ananya playing cricket? (c) Where Ananya is playing cricket? (d) Is where Ananya playing cricket?
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “it” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “cake”
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Isha saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Isha saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Isha saw a blue butterfly. (d) Isha saw a butterfly.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is where going after school? (b) Where Kabir is going after school? (c) Where is Kabir going after school? (d) Is where Kabir going after school?
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Omkar painted a small orange pot. (b) Omkar painted a small pot. (c) Omkar painted a pot. (d) Omkar painted an orange pot.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) our (b) all (c) on (d) we
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Kavya a banana after school. (b) Kavya eats a banana after school. (c) Kavya a banana eats after school. (d) Kavya eats after school a banana.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “sand” (c) after “the” (d) after “beach”
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Arjun calling” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.These words are mixed up: school / Vikram / a / eats / after / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Vikram a banana after school. (b) Vikram eats a banana after school. (c) Vikram eats after school a banana. (d) Vikram a banana eats after school.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar wrote Omkar's poem. Omkar read it. (b) Omkar wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Omkar wrote his poem. He read it.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
33. 33.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rahul saw a big grey elephant. (b) Rahul saw a grey elephant. (c) Rahul saw a big elephant. (d) Rahul saw an elephant.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “looked” (d) after “Riya”
35. 35.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Saanvi drew a red house. (b) Saanvi drew a house. (c) Saanvi drew a small house. (d) Saanvi drew a small red house.
36. 36.Ananya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) round (c) silent
37. 37.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Farhan wore a blue cap. (b) Farhan wore an old cap. (c) Farhan wore an old blue cap. (d) Farhan wore a cap.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a red balloon. (b) Kabir bought a big balloon. (c) Kabir bought a big red balloon. (d) Kabir bought a balloon.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) quiet
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but

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