Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 430 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya reads a storybook at night. (b) Zoya a storybook reads at night. (c) Zoya reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Zoya a storybook at night.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rohan painted a round blue pot. (b) Rohan painted a blue pot. (c) Rohan painted a pot. (d) Rohan painted a round pot.
3. 3.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) salty (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) colourful
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) dog (b) wednesday (c) go (d) park
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) prickly
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from surat in august.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Saturday.” (a) go (b) the (c) dog (d) i
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kabir draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Delhi in september.” (a) september (b) came (c) from (d) in
11. 11.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Ishaan drew a house. (b) Ishaan drew a red house. (c) Ishaan drew a small house. (d) Ishaan drew a small red house.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it. (b) Isha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Isha wrote her poem. Her read it.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. He flew it. (c) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Meera ate a ripe mango. (b) Meera ate a juicy ripe mango. (c) Meera ate a juicy mango. (d) Meera ate a mango.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: plays / in / the / Imran / cricket / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Imran cricket in the park. (b) Imran plays in the park cricket. (c) Imran plays cricket in the park. (d) Imran cricket plays in the park.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun cleans the room every Saturday” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “strong” (c) after “inside” (d) after “wind”
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Meera laughing? (b) Meera is why laughing? (c) Why Meera is laughing? (d) Why is Meera laughing?
27. 27.Riya 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
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of november.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
29. 29.Rahul wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) purple
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a funny joke” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) prickly (d) bright
32. 32.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Dev saw an elephant. (b) Dev saw a grey elephant. (c) Dev saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Dev saw a huge elephant.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) in (c) maths (d) on
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “The” (d) after “baby”
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) christmas (b) on (c) our (d) cousins
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Manav drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “she”
40. 40.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Isha bought a big red balloon. (b) Isha bought a big balloon. (c) Isha bought a red balloon. (d) Isha bought a balloon.

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