Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 272 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Kavya a song in the morning. (b) Kavya a song sings in the morning. (c) Kavya sings in the morning a song. (d) Kavya sings a song in the morning.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
3. 3.Farhan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a tiny shell. (b) Rahul found a shell. (c) Rahul found a pink shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny pink shell.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
7. 7.These words are mixed up: at / seven / the / catches / Joseph / bus
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph the bus catches at seven. (b) Joseph catches the bus at seven. (c) Joseph catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Joseph the bus at seven.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “manav and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Dev was born in the month of january.” (a) the (b) month (c) in (d) january
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) sticky (d) loud
11. 11.These words are mixed up: a / morning / song / in / sings / Farhan / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan sings in the morning a song. (b) Farhan a song sings in the morning. (c) Farhan sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Farhan a song in the morning.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Farhan baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Farhan baked Farhan's cake. Farhan shared it.
13. 13.Dev wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar met nisha at the station in chennai.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first tuesday of August.” (a) is (b) on (c) tuesday (d) of
17. 17.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Saanvi found a small shell. (b) Saanvi found a small pink shell. (c) Saanvi found a pink shell. (d) Saanvi found a shell.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Sneha the library on Fridays. (b) Sneha the library visits on Fridays. (c) Sneha visits on Fridays the library. (d) Sneha visits the library on Fridays.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a big kite. (b) Simran flew a kite. (c) Simran flew a big yellow kite. (d) Simran flew a yellow kite.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Zoya crying? (b) Why is Zoya crying? (c) Why Zoya is crying? (d) Zoya is why crying?
21. 21.Dev 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
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) smooth
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) salty
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Bhopal on friday.” (a) old (b) fort (c) friday (d) the
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) My aunt. (d) When the bell rang.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: washes / car / the / Sundays / Ishaan / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Ishaan the car on Sundays. (b) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Ishaan the car washes on Sundays. (d) Ishaan washes on Sundays the car.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last friday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 6
35. 35.These words are mixed up: for / Yash / lunch / cooks / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash cooks for lunch rice. (b) Yash rice cooks for lunch. (c) Yash cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Yash rice for lunch.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) holidays (b) school (c) reopens (d) our
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) prickly
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Maria calling? (b) Who Maria is calling? (c) Who is Maria calling? (d) Maria is who calling?
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.

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