Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 353 · 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?
   “The big fair in Patna starts in october.” (a) fair (b) big (c) in (d) october
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Pooja flew a red kite. (b) Pooja flew a big kite. (c) Pooja flew a kite. (d) Pooja flew a big red kite.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a blue butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a pretty blue butterfly.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) we (c) test (d) thursday
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) the (b) go (c) i (d) on
7. 7.These words are mixed up: waters / the / the / evening / in / Priya / plants
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (c) Priya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Priya the plants in the evening.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: cat / feeds / morning / every / Rahul / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (b) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (c) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a huge elephant” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Kunal the bus at seven. (b) Kunal the bus catches at seven. (c) Kunal catches at seven the bus. (d) Kunal catches the bus at seven.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) new (b) wore (c) zoya (d) on
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin made his card. He posted it. (b) Tenzin made his card. Him posted it. (c) Tenzin made Tenzin's card. Tenzin posted it.
13. 13.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kunal carried a black bag. (b) Kunal carried a bag. (c) Kunal carried a heavy black bag. (d) Kunal carried a heavy bag.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
17. 17.These words are mixed up: banana / school / after / eats / a / Yash
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Yash a banana after school. (b) Yash eats a banana after school. (c) Yash eats after school a banana. (d) Yash a banana eats after school.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Riya the cat every morning. (b) Riya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Riya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Riya the cat feeds every morning.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Two ducks. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
20. 20.Farhan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) sad (c) glad
21. 21.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What is Priya eating for lunch? (c) How big the cake is! (d) Kabir washes the car on Sundays.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from kolkata in june.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Priya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Priya packed Priya's bag. Priya carried it.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) Put out the fire.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The red kite.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav was born in the month of october.” (a) was (b) born (c) month (d) october
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Kunal is going after school? (b) Where is Kunal going after school? (c) Kunal is where going after school? (d) Is where Kunal going after school?
30. 30.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) square (c) new
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Who is Aarav calling? (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Rohan draws a picture in art class. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Imran playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “over” (c) after “turned” (d) after “boiled”
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Isha rode a bicycle. (b) Isha rode a green bicycle. (c) Isha rode a new green bicycle. (d) Isha rode a new bicycle.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green because it was very sweet.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) When the bell rang. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a funny joke! (b) What is Kunal reading today? (c) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (d) Open your books to page ten.

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