Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 347 · 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 pune on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Pooja the library on Fridays. (b) Pooja visits the library on Fridays. (c) Pooja the library visits on Fridays. (d) Pooja visits on Fridays the library.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “It” (c) after “hot” (d) after “drank”
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Farhan calling? (b) Ananya reads a storybook at night. (c) Line up near the door. (d) How big the cake is!
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “the big fair in Pune starts in June.” (a) in (b) fair (c) big (d) the
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The little puppy. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) a (c) test (d) tuesday
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kavya writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) bright (d) sour
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) prickly (d) quiet
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) bright
16. 16.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Ishaan ate a big ripe mango. (b) Ishaan ate a big mango. (c) Ishaan ate a mango. (d) Ishaan ate a ripe mango.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
18. 18.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Zoya picked a yellow flower. (b) Zoya picked a flower. (c) Zoya picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Zoya picked a pretty flower.
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Riya sings a song in the morning. (b) How long the train is! (c) When is Dev leaving for Delhi? (d) Drink a glass of milk.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tara ate a big yellow mango. (b) Tara ate a mango. (c) Tara ate a big mango. (d) Tara ate a yellow mango.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to surat for holi last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “too” (c) after “second” (d) after “sweet”
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) baisakhi (b) aunt (c) made (d) for
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya washed Diya's bicycle. Diya rode it. (b) Diya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Diya washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan picked Ishaan's mango. Ishaan ate it. (b) Ishaan picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Ishaan picked his mango. He ate it.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: bicycle / Arjun / school / to / rides / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Arjun a bicycle to school. (c) Arjun a bicycle rides to school. (d) Arjun rides to school a bicycle.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Rohan laughing? (b) Why Rohan is laughing? (c) Why is Rohan laughing? (d) Rohan is why laughing?
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of september.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
34. 34.Riya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Where is Aisha playing cricket? (c) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) What a big cake!
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A small mouse.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Simran cricket in the park. (b) Simran cricket plays in the park. (c) Simran plays in the park cricket. (d) Simran plays cricket in the park.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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