Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 365 · 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?
   “rahul lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya washed Priya's bicycle. Priya rode it. (b) Priya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Priya washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) noisy
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) A green parrot. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Manav writes a poem every week.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a green kite. (b) Ishaan flew a small kite. (c) Ishaan flew a small green kite. (d) Ishaan flew a kite.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Nisha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Blew the leaves away.
10. 10.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Tara wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) When Saanvi is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (d) Saanvi is when leaving for Delhi?
14. 14.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) When the school bus came.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The train. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Grabbed a banana.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Riya wore new clothes on eid.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) eid
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Aisha travelling to school?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a red kite. (b) Priya flew a big red kite. (c) Priya flew a big kite. (d) Priya flew a kite.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
27. 27.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Manav eating for lunch? (b) Vikram sings a song in the morning. (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch. (c) Kunal cooks for lunch rice. (d) Kunal cooks rice for lunch.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Priya calling” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Pooja going after school? (b) Where Pooja is going after school? (c) Is where Pooja going after school? (d) Pooja is where going after school?
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How bright the moon is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Indore in December.” (a) came (b) from (c) my (d) uncle
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram planted Vikram's sapling. Vikram watered it. (b) Vikram planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Vikram planted his sapling. Him watered it.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The baby elephant.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) my (b) a (c) zoo (d) visited
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement

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