Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 311 · 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?
   “arjun wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
2. 2.Ishaan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) lovely (c) ugly
3. 3.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 so we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Isha reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Why is Aisha crying? (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Wait for me at the gate.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Vikram reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “basket” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “were” (d) after “picked”
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.These words are mixed up: lunch / cooks / for / rice / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir cooks for lunch rice. (b) Kabir rice cooks for lunch. (c) Kabir cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Kabir rice for lunch.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) rough
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “sleeping”
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cute the puppy is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin draws in art class a picture. (b) Tenzin draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Tenzin a picture in art class. (d) Tenzin a picture draws in art class.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: the / the / ball / Aarav / in / garden / kicks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Aarav the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Aarav the ball in the garden. (d) Aarav kicks the ball in the garden.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) My sister. (d) Playing with my friends.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Saanvi found a small shell. (b) Saanvi found a shell. (c) Saanvi found a pink shell. (d) Saanvi found a small pink shell.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.These words are mixed up: drinks / warm / milk / Saanvi / before / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed. (c) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Two ducks. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The rain fell all night.
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (c) Who is Priya calling? (d) What a long train!
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) for (b) eid (c) aunt (d) made
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My best friend. (d) Checked my throat.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
31. 31.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Isha lost Isha's pencil. Isha found it. (c) Isha lost her pencil. Her found it.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) clothes (b) new (c) baisakhi (d) on
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a blue bag. (b) Ishaan carried a big blue bag. (c) Ishaan carried a bag. (d) Ishaan carried a big bag.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Meera painted a pot. (b) Meera painted a small pot. (c) Meera painted a small orange pot. (d) Meera painted an orange pot.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “imran wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) imran (b) wore (c) new (d) clothes
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
40. 40.Yash wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) square (c) quick

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