Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 393 · 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?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
4. 4.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
5. 5.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in shimla starts in april.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “lost”
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) noisy
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha packed Sneha's bag. Sneha carried it. (b) Sneha packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Sneha packed her bag. Her carried it.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “pooja met farhan at the station in lucknow.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Rahul / every / the / feeds / cat / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (b) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (d) Rahul the cat feeds every morning.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Meera drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
16. 16.Aisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to agra by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) colourful (d) rough
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir bought Kabir's book. Kabir read it. (b) Kabir bought his book. Him read it. (c) Kabir bought his book. He read it.
20. 20.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) bright (c) dull
21. 21.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.These words are mixed up: waters / the / plants / in / the / evening / Omkar
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar the plants waters in the evening. (b) Omkar waters the plants in the evening. (c) Omkar waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Omkar the plants in the evening.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav made his card. He posted it. (b) Aarav made Aarav's card. Aarav posted it. (c) Aarav made his card. Him posted it.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
26. 26.Joseph wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) purple
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Since it was late. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Swam in the pond. (d) The postman.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Isha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Why is Isha laughing?
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Farhan is eating for lunch? (b) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (c) Is what Farhan eating for lunch? (d) Farhan is what eating for lunch?
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “turned” (c) after “inside” (d) after “strong”
34. 34.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last tuesday I went to Patna by train.” (a) by (b) to (c) tuesday (d) went
36. 36.Yash wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) poor (c) wealthy
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Gave me a pencil. (d) The postman.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kavya wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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