Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 312 · 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?
   “My uncle came from Shimla in december.” (a) from (b) december (c) uncle (d) in
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How long the train is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ananya cooks rice for lunch.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) rough (d) salty
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
8. 8.These words are mixed up: the / kite / a / roof / Tenzin / on / flies
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin flies on the roof a kite. (b) Tenzin a kite flies on the roof. (c) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Tenzin a kite on the roof.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul the bus catches at seven. (b) Rahul catches at seven the bus. (c) Catches Rahul the bus at seven. (d) Rahul catches the bus at seven.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Imran crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Rahul the school bag at night. (c) Rahul packs at night the school bag. (d) Rahul the school bag packs at night.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The wind. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a big dog. (b) Sneha saw a big white dog. (c) Sneha saw a white dog. (d) Sneha saw a dog.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) My little brother.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The players. (d) If you come early.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: car / on / washes / Sundays / Tara / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara the car washes on Sundays. (b) Tara washes on Sundays the car. (c) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Tara the car on Sundays.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Aarav travelling to school? (b) How Aarav is travelling to school? (c) Aarav is how travelling to school? (d) Is how Aarav travelling to school?
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first sunday of january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Riya planted Riya's sapling. Riya watered it. (c) Riya planted her sapling. She watered it.
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aisha drew a red house. (b) Aisha drew a house. (c) Aisha drew a tall red house. (d) Aisha drew a tall house.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) loud (d) bright
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) prickly (c) bright (d) sweet
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “pooja and Rahul will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) my (b) to (c) pooja (d) will
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of july.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
34. 34.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a kite. (b) Priya flew a big red kite. (c) Priya flew a red kite. (d) Priya flew a big kite.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Why is Tenzin crying? (d) Ananya eats a banana after school.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ishaan picked a white flower. (b) Ishaan picked a tiny flower. (c) Ishaan picked a flower. (d) Ishaan picked a tiny white flower.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “late” (c) after “at” (d) after “The”
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a white dog. (b) Farhan saw a big dog. (c) Farhan saw a big white dog. (d) Farhan saw a dog.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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