Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 36 · 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 Lucknow in June.” (a) in (b) my (c) came (d) uncle
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Maria sings a song in the morning. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Why is Joseph crying?
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “The”
4. 4.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a butterfly. (b) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a blue butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a pretty blue butterfly.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The firefighters. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “joseph lives near the lake in Bhopal.” (a) lake (b) joseph (c) in (d) lives
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) met (b) cousins (c) we (d) our
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Imran baked Imran's cake. Imran shared it. (c) Imran baked his cake. He shared it.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria packs the school bag at night. (b) Maria the school bag packs at night. (c) Maria packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Maria the school bag at night.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Which of these is a question? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Isha packs the school bag at night. (c) Where is Priya going after school? (d) Turn left at the temple.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev is what eating for lunch? (b) What is Dev eating for lunch? (c) What Dev is eating for lunch? (d) Is what Dev eating for lunch?
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha packs at night the school bag. (b) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Nisha the school bag at night. (d) Nisha the school bag packs at night.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) If you come early.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.These words are mixed up: a / eats / after / banana / school / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria eats after school a banana. (b) Maria a banana eats after school. (c) Maria eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Maria a banana after school.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The baby elephant. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
22. 22.Aisha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) huge (c) tiny
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria waters in the evening the plants. (b) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Maria the plants in the evening. (d) Maria the plants waters in the evening.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The shopkeeper.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) reopens (b) holidays (c) our (d) after
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (b) How is Dev travelling to school? (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) How long the train is!
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kunal carried a heavy bag. (b) Kunal carried a bag. (c) Kunal carried a blue bag. (d) Kunal carried a heavy blue bag.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Kunal laughing? (b) Why Kunal is laughing? (c) Why is Kunal laughing? (d) Kunal is why laughing?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash kicks the ball in the garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.These words are mixed up: Arjun / in / plants / the / evening / the / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun waters the plants in the evening. (b) Arjun waters in the evening the plants. (c) Arjun the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Arjun the plants in the evening.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Joseph saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Joseph saw an orange butterfly. (c) Joseph saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Joseph saw a butterfly.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) smooth (d) spicy
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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