Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 363 · 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?
   “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “practised” (c) after “hard” (d) after “won”
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) loud
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Yash a poem every week. (c) Yash writes every week a poem. (d) Yash writes a poem every week.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Rohan calling? (b) Who Rohan is calling? (c) Is who Rohan calling? (d) Rohan is who calling?
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Diya rice for lunch. (b) Diya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Diya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Diya cooks for lunch rice.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Maria rode a bicycle. (b) Maria rode a green bicycle. (c) Maria rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Maria rode a shiny bicycle.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja found her kite. She flew it. (b) Pooja found Pooja's kite. Pooja flew it. (c) Pooja found her kite. Her flew it.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) all (b) our (c) met (d) diwali
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Saanvi drawing in class? (b) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) What a cold morning!
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan a banana eats after school. (b) Farhan eats after school a banana. (c) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (d) Farhan eats a banana after school.
17. 17.Rohan wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) round (c) ancient
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ananya found a tiny shell. (b) Ananya found a tiny pink shell. (c) Ananya found a pink shell. (d) Ananya found a shell.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
20. 20.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya painted Kavya's pot. Kavya sold it. (b) Kavya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Kavya painted her pot. Her sold it.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “It” (c) after “hot” (d) after “was”
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya wrote Riya's poem. Riya read it. (b) Riya wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Riya wrote her poem. Her read it.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Carried a crumb.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Indore for Pongal last year.” (a) year (b) for (c) last (d) we
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “liked” (c) after “she” (d) after “our”
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The little puppy. (d) Until the rain stopped.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Kabir crying? (b) Kabir is why crying? (c) Why Kabir is crying? (d) Why is Kabir crying?
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Kavya a kite on the roof. (b) Kavya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Kavya a kite flies on the roof. (d) Kavya flies on the roof a kite.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) my (b) zoo (c) in (d) a
37. 37.These words are mixed up: warm / before / drinks / Joseph / milk / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed. (b) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) smooth (c) noisy (d) shiny
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Kunal found his kite. He flew it.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: the / Arjun / cat / every / morning / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun the cat feeds every morning. (b) Arjun feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Arjun the cat every morning. (d) Arjun feeds the cat every morning.

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