Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 415 · 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?
   “ishaan and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “it” (d) after “cake”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How cold the morning is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.These words are mixed up: kite / on / the / flies / Maria / a / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria flies a kite on the roof. (b) Maria a kite flies on the roof. (c) Maria flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Maria a kite on the roof.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Isha reading today?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Pooja has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (b) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Rahul a song in the morning. (d) Rahul sings in the morning a song.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya feeds the cat every morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Simran painted a small orange pot. (b) Simran painted a small pot. (c) Simran painted an orange pot. (d) Simran painted a pot.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) the (b) and (c) played (d) dev
14. 14.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is a command? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What a lovely song! (d) What is Kavya drawing in class?
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya and Simran will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) my (b) on (c) zoya (d) house
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) all (b) met (c) on (d) we
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Vikram eating for lunch? (b) What a noisy market! (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) Arjun draws a picture in art class.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Rohan crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) february (b) holidays (c) school (d) in
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Priya the car on Sundays. (b) Priya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Priya washes the car on Sundays.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Running in the park. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
33. 33.These words are mixed up: to / a / bicycle / Dev / school / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Dev a bicycle to school. (b) Dev a bicycle rides to school. (c) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (d) Dev rides to school a bicycle.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) After we ate lunch.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Collected nuts.
40. 40.Which of these is a question? (a) What a funny joke! (b) What is Aarav reading today? (c) Sneha washes the car on Sundays. (d) Please help me carry this box.

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