Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 375 · 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?
   “on thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
2. 2.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Simran picked a white flower. (b) Simran picked a flower. (c) Simran picked a tiny white flower. (d) Simran picked a tiny flower.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “omkar and Arjun will come to my house on Friday.” (a) will (b) and (c) omkar (d) to
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ananya met kunal at the station in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in kolkata on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Meera opened an umbrella. (b) Meera opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Meera opened a small umbrella. (d) Meera opened a small yellow umbrella.
10. 10.Farhan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) spicy
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
13. 13.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Aarav going after school? (b) Omkar draws a picture in art class. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How funny the joke is!
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Simran painted Simran's pot. Simran sold it. (c) Simran painted her pot. Her sold it.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya wore new clothes on onam.” (a) onam (b) new (c) on (d) wore
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Tara lost Tara's pencil. Tara found it. (c) Tara lost her pencil. Her found it.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria picked Maria's mango. Maria ate it. (b) Maria picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Maria picked her mango. Her ate it.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of january.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rohan wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) wore (d) rohan
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya is where going after school? (b) Where Riya is going after school? (c) Is where Riya going after school? (d) Where is Riya going after school?
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is where playing cricket? (b) Where Zoya is playing cricket? (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) Is where Zoya playing cricket?
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to lucknow by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran baked Imran's cake. Imran shared it. (b) Imran baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Imran baked his cake. He shared it.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch. (b) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (c) Rahul cooks for lunch rice. (d) Rahul rice cooks for lunch.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bus stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir lost Kabir's pencil. Kabir found it. (b) Kabir lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Kabir lost his pencil. Him found it.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in mysuru starts in august.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a dog. (b) Dev saw a big dog. (c) Dev saw a white dog. (d) Dev saw a big white dog.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The peacock.

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