Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 42 · 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?
   “kabir lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria writes a poem every week. (b) Maria a poem writes every week. (c) Maria writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Maria a poem every week.
3. 3.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) What is Dev eating for lunch? (d) Priya flies a kite on the roof.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kunal waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) rough (d) colourful
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Arjun sings a song in the morning.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Yash was born in the month of april.” (a) april (b) was (c) month (d) in
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Dev lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Dev lost Dev's pencil. Dev found it.
10. 10.Aisha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quiet (c) noisy
11. 11.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 so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) our (b) we (c) met (d) cousins
13. 13.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Joseph opened a small striped umbrella. (b) Joseph opened an umbrella. (c) Joseph opened a small umbrella. (d) Joseph opened a striped umbrella.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kavya painted a blue pot. (b) Kavya painted a small pot. (c) Kavya painted a small blue pot. (d) Kavya painted a pot.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to chennai by train.” (a) chennai (b) went (c) to (d) by
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aisha sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a white shell. (c) Rahul found a tiny white shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny shell.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Yash met diya at the station in Indore.” (a) station (b) diya (c) at (d) met
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “Arjun” (b) after “race” (c) after “cheered” (d) after “the”
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Tara a storybook at night. (c) Tara a storybook reads at night. (d) Tara reads a storybook at night.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Diya the car on Sundays. (b) Diya washes on Sundays the car. (c) Diya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Diya the car washes on Sundays.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in pune starts in July.” (a) big (b) pune (c) in (d) fair
25. 25.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a big balloon. (b) Aisha bought a red balloon. (c) Aisha bought a big red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a balloon.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
28. 28.These words are mixed up: Rahul / poem / every / week / a / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Rahul a poem every week. (c) Rahul writes every week a poem. (d) Rahul writes a poem every week.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My best friend. (d) Because it was raining.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) Omkar washes the car on Sundays. (d) How is Omkar travelling to school?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Ananya going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.Joseph wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) dull (c) bright
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Ishaan laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Riya is laughing? (b) Riya is why laughing? (c) Why is Riya laughing? (d) Is why Riya laughing?

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