Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 367 · 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?
   “We visited the old fort in pune on Wednesday.” (a) the (b) in (c) visited (d) pune
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How cute the puppy is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Eating a big mango.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is who calling? (b) Who is Kabir calling? (c) Who Kabir is calling? (d) Is who Kabir calling?
6. 6.These words are mixed up: milk / drinks / bed / before / Rohan / warm
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed. (d) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) shiny
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan plays cricket in the park. (b) Rohan cricket plays in the park. (c) Rohan plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Rohan cricket in the park.
10. 10.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What is Diya reading today? (c) What a clever crow! (d) Kavya kicks the ball in the garden.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan met Ananya at the station in Shimla.” (a) station (b) the (c) farhan (d) in
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera lives near the lake in delhi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Aisha travelling to school?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Grandma / kitchen / helps / in / Tara / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Tara Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Tara Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tara helps in the kitchen Grandma.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Pooja wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) hungry (c) noisy
18. 18.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Riya saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Riya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Riya saw an orange butterfly. (d) Riya saw a butterfly.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a round orange pot. (b) Kunal painted a round pot. (c) Kunal painted a pot. (d) Kunal painted an orange pot.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The rain. (d) Told us a story.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav packs at night the school bag. (b) Manav packs the school bag at night. (c) Manav the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Manav the school bag at night.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Kavya going after school? (b) Where Kavya is going after school? (c) Kavya is where going after school? (d) Where is Kavya going after school?
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) on (b) my (c) to (d) sunday
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a yellow kite. (b) Yash flew a small yellow kite. (c) Yash flew a small kite. (d) Yash flew a kite.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) What is Manav reading today? (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How big the cake is!
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) How big the cake is! (b) What is Simran eating for lunch? (c) Kunal waters the plants in the evening. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “was” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “nobody”
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) bright (d) sticky
35. 35.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) wooden (c) ancient
36. 36.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw a big grey elephant. (b) Tenzin saw a big elephant. (c) Tenzin saw a grey elephant. (d) Tenzin saw an elephant.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
38. 38.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to patna by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.

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