Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 454 · 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?
   “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “kabir and arjun will come to my house on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “very” (c) after “we” (d) after “hot”
4. 4.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How colourful the rangoli is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Riya playing cricket? (c) Where Riya is playing cricket? (d) Where is Riya playing cricket?
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Tara found a small shell. (b) Tara found a small pink shell. (c) Tara found a shell. (d) Tara found a pink shell.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sour (b) prickly (c) loud (d) colourful
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rahul flew a small kite. (b) Rahul flew a green kite. (c) Rahul flew a kite. (d) Rahul flew a small green kite.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Onam.” (a) on (b) cousins (c) all (d) we
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Kolkata for onam last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) year (d) onam
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Diya picked a flower. (b) Diya picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Diya picked a pretty flower. (d) Diya picked a yellow flower.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja made her card. Her posted it. (b) Pooja made her card. She posted it. (c) Pooja made Pooja's card. Pooja posted it.
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Isha going after school? (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Tenzin sings a song in the morning.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) shiny (d) loud
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last wednesday I went to Pune by train.” (a) by (b) to (c) wednesday (d) went
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is who calling? (b) Who is Nisha calling? (c) Is who Nisha calling? (d) Who Nisha is calling?
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tenzin wore a cap. (b) Tenzin wore a new red cap. (c) Tenzin wore a new cap. (d) Tenzin wore a red cap.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) A green parrot.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) rough (d) salty
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Riya flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Maria leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The old farmer. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
36. 36.Isha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) wooden
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kabir going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My sister.
39. 39.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) onam (b) all (c) our (d) cousins

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