Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 296 · 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 visited the old fort in Mysuru on friday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) the (d) friday
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Yash eating for lunch? (b) Yash is what eating for lunch? (c) What Yash is eating for lunch? (d) What is Yash eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (c) Why is Kavya crying? (d) How lovely the song is!
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How is Yash travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Imran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Joseph the bus at seven. (b) Joseph catches the bus at seven. (c) Joseph catches at seven the bus. (d) Joseph the bus catches at seven.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (b) Is where Joseph playing cricket? (c) Where Joseph is playing cricket? (d) Joseph is where playing cricket?
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) rough
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “rang” (c) after “children” (d) after “The”
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) Although he was tired. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Diya eating for lunch? (b) Diya is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Diya eating for lunch? (d) What Diya is eating for lunch?
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir found Kabir's kite. Kabir flew it. (b) Kabir found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Kabir found his kite. He flew it.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) loud
20. 20.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a house. (b) Zoya drew a small house. (c) Zoya drew a red house. (d) Zoya drew a small red house.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
22. 22.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Zoya painted a small pot. (b) Zoya painted a pot. (c) Zoya painted a small orange pot. (d) Zoya painted an orange pot.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya was born in the month of november.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
24. 24.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) sour (b) rough (c) bright (d) quiet
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Saanvi travelling to school? (b) Saanvi is how travelling to school? (c) How is Saanvi travelling to school? (d) How Saanvi is travelling to school?
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
30. 30.Yash wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) sad (c) glad
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Kavya laughing? (b) What a big cake! (c) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Line up near the door.
32. 32.Dev wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) round (c) tiny
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) My grandmother. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph flies on the roof a kite. (b) Joseph a kite flies on the roof. (c) Joseph flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Joseph a kite on the roof.
35. 35.Simran 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) purple
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Joseph a bicycle to school. (c) Joseph rides a bicycle to school. (d) Joseph rides to school a bicycle.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) sweets (b) for (c) aunt (d) baisakhi
39. 39.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a small shell. (b) Omkar found a shell. (c) Omkar found a small white shell. (d) Omkar found a white shell.
40. 40.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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