Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 29 · 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 patna on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “lost” (c) after “pen” (d) after “Riya”
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Vikram is travelling to school? (b) How is Vikram travelling to school? (c) Vikram is how travelling to school? (d) Is how Vikram travelling to school?
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to kochi for Pongal last year.” (a) to (b) for (c) kochi (d) went
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Told us a story.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “ran”
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Indore in january.” (a) from (b) january (c) in (d) came
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Yash is going after school? (b) Yash is where going after school? (c) Is where Yash going after school? (d) Where is Yash going after school?
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw a grey elephant. (b) Nisha saw an elephant. (c) Nisha saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Nisha saw a huge elephant.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Diya rode a bicycle. (b) Diya rode a new bicycle. (c) Diya rode a red bicycle. (d) Diya rode a new red bicycle.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.Nisha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) wooden
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) colourful
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
23. 23.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a small orange pot. (b) Saanvi painted a small pot. (c) Saanvi painted a pot. (d) Saanvi painted an orange pot.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph was born in the month of april.” (a) month (b) was (c) april (d) in
25. 25.These words are mixed up: to / rides / a / school / bicycle / Riya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Riya a bicycle to school. (c) Riya a bicycle rides to school. (d) Riya rides to school a bicycle.
26. 26.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 “she” (d) after “teacher”
27. 27.These words are mixed up: at / seven / Isha / bus / catches / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Isha the bus at seven. (c) Isha catches at seven the bus. (d) Isha catches the bus at seven.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Delhi in November.” (a) my (b) came (c) in (d) from
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Simran laughing? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) What a sweet mango!
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Indore starts in April.” (a) in (b) the (c) big (d) starts
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday i went to Pune by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) i (d) by
34. 34.These words are mixed up: before / bed / drinks / Imran / warm / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Imran drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Imran warm milk before bed. (d) Imran warm milk drinks before bed.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
36. 36.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 but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tenzin saw a small dog. (b) Tenzin saw a small white dog. (c) Tenzin saw a dog. (d) Tenzin saw a white dog.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) bitter
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul made Rahul's card. Rahul posted it. (b) Rahul made his card. Him posted it. (c) Rahul made his card. He posted it.

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