Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 28 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) on (b) we (c) our (d) met
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) salty
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a dog. (b) Sneha saw a big dog. (c) Sneha saw a big white dog. (d) Sneha saw a white dog.
6. 6.Imran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) bright (c) dull
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in chennai on Tuesday.” (a) old (b) chennai (c) on (d) visited
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a big green kite. (b) Tara flew a big kite. (c) Tara flew a green kite. (d) Tara flew a kite.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tara wore a red cap. (b) Tara wore a cap. (c) Tara wore an old cap. (d) Tara wore an old red cap.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav picked Aarav's mango. Aarav ate it. (b) Aarav picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Aarav picked his mango. Him ate it.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Monday of february.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) on (d) february
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) made (b) eid (c) sweets (d) aunt
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
15. 15.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Saanvi wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) noisy
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in October.” (a) our (b) school (c) the (d) reopens
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) my (b) made (c) for (d) sweets
20. 20.Farhan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Farhan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) spicy
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
24. 24.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) My sister. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: in / the / Rohan / a / sings / morning / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan sings in the morning a song. (b) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (d) Rohan a song sings in the morning.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
31. 31.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aisha drew a small house. (b) Aisha drew a small green house. (c) Aisha drew a house. (d) Aisha drew a green house.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (c) Ananya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Ananya the cat feeds every morning.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Tara is leaving for Delhi? (b) Tara is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Tara leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Tara leaving for Delhi?
34. 34.These words are mixed up: banana / eats / school / a / after / Farhan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (b) Farhan a banana eats after school. (c) Farhan eats a banana after school. (d) Farhan eats after school a banana.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “won” (c) after “hard” (d) after “Our”
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
38. 38.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Isha wore a blue cap. (b) Isha wore a cap. (c) Isha wore an old blue cap. (d) Isha wore an old cap.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) sticky
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) The brown cow.

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