Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 281 · 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?
   “we visited the old fort in indore on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a colourful rangoli” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a big kite. (b) Rohan flew a kite. (c) Rohan flew a red kite. (d) Rohan flew a big red kite.
4. 4.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.These words are mixed up: storybook / a / at / Manav / reads / night
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (b) Manav reads at night a storybook. (c) Manav reads a storybook at night. (d) Manav a storybook reads at night.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) sticky (d) bright
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) shiny
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kunal crying? (b) Please close the door. (c) Kavya sings a song in the morning. (d) What a cold morning!
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday I went to kolkata by train.” (a) to (b) by (c) went (d) kolkata
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rahul flew a small kite. (b) Rahul flew a kite. (c) Rahul flew a yellow kite. (d) Rahul flew a small yellow kite.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Sundays / car / washes / the / Vikram / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Vikram the car on Sundays. (c) Vikram washes on Sundays the car. (d) Vikram the car washes on Sundays.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Why is Priya laughing? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Imran writes a poem every week.
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Rahul reads a storybook at night. (b) Please pass the salt. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) Why is Tara laughing?
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) prickly (c) loud (d) colourful
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Before the sun set.
22. 22.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Vikram warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Vikram warm milk before bed. (d) Vikram drinks before bed warm milk.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Dev baked Dev's cake. Dev shared it. (c) Dev baked his cake. He shared it.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last monday I went to Jaipur by train.” (a) by (b) monday (c) train (d) to
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja met manav at the station in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Rahul wrote Rahul's poem. Rahul read it. (c) Rahul wrote his poem. He read it.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The tall tree. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan fixed Ishaan's toy car. Ishaan played with it. (b) Ishaan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Ishaan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Zoya the ball in the garden. (c) Zoya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “seed” (c) after “Meera” (d) after “a”
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph and arjun will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
35. 35.These words are mixed up: Zoya / Grandma / in / helps / the / kitchen
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Zoya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Zoya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Zoya Grandma in the kitchen.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
38. 38.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) noisy
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) salty (d) bright

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