Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 329 · 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?
   “my birthday is on the first saturday of january.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
2. 2.These words are mixed up: Kunal / Sundays / car / the / on / washes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the car washes on Sundays. (b) Kunal washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Kunal the car on Sundays. (d) Kunal washes on Sundays the car.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “bus” (b) after “late” (c) after “was” (d) after “we”
4. 4.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rahul drew a small house. (b) Rahul drew a small green house. (c) Rahul drew a house. (d) Rahul drew a green house.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Meera drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
6. 6.These words are mixed up: on / Priya / dog / the / Sundays / brushes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Priya the dog on Sundays. (b) Priya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Priya brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Priya the dog brushes on Sundays.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Rohan laughing? (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (d) What a cute puppy!
9. 9.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) bright
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.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Rohan playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Saanvi is eating for lunch? (b) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (d) What is Saanvi eating for lunch?
17. 17.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) What is Meera reading today? (d) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Why is Farhan crying? (c) Joseph flies a kite on the roof. (d) Please help me carry this box.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) smooth (d) shiny
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “hot” (c) after “we” (d) after “It”
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Nisha the cat every morning. (b) Nisha the cat feeds every morning. (c) Nisha feeds every morning the cat. (d) Nisha feeds the cat every morning.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday i went to Mysuru by train.” (a) went (b) to (c) i (d) train
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and Rahul will come to my house on Friday.” (a) my (b) come (c) ananya (d) and
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Vikram going after school? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Kunal plays cricket in the park.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Sneha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Sneha the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Sneha the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to pune by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
35. 35.These words are mixed up: cricket / park / plays / the / in / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Joseph cricket in the park. (c) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (d) Joseph cricket plays in the park.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a yellow kite. (b) Kunal flew a big kite. (c) Kunal flew a big yellow kite. (d) Kunal flew a kite.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) While Mum was cooking.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “her” (c) after “pen” (d) after “lost”
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Diya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Diya drawing in class? (c) What is Diya drawing in class? (d) Diya is what drawing in class?
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.

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