Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 48 · 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?
   “dev and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) A small mouse. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
7. 7.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Farhan calling? (b) Is who Farhan calling? (c) Who Farhan is calling? (d) Farhan is who calling?
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The red kite.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first saturday of february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made her card. Her posted it. (b) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (c) Meera made her card. She posted it.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph the cat feeds every morning. (b) Joseph feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Joseph the cat every morning. (d) Joseph feeds every morning the cat.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) in (c) tuesday (d) have
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Two ducks. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Nisha found a white shell. (b) Nisha found a shell. (c) Nisha found a tiny shell. (d) Nisha found a tiny white shell.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The players.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “train”
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) loud
23. 23.These words are mixed up: the / ball / garden / Ananya / the / in / kicks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Ananya the ball in the garden. (c) Ananya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Ananya kicks the ball in the garden.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Mysuru starts in January.” (a) in (b) starts (c) the (d) big
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) salty
26. 26.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ishaan flew a green kite. (b) Ishaan flew a kite. (c) Ishaan flew a big green kite. (d) Ishaan flew a big kite.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Joseph the car on Sundays. (b) Joseph washes on Sundays the car. (c) Joseph washes the car on Sundays. (d) Joseph the car washes on Sundays.
28. 28.Zoya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) round (c) damp
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Zoya painted a pot. (b) Zoya painted a round blue pot. (c) Zoya painted a blue pot. (d) Zoya painted a round pot.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (b) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (c) Simran rides to school a bicycle. (d) Simran rides a bicycle to school.
33. 33.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Kavya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Kavya picked Kavya's mango. Kavya ate it.
36. 36.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Joseph opened an umbrella. (b) Joseph opened a small umbrella. (c) Joseph opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Joseph opened a small yellow umbrella.
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera is what eating for lunch? (b) What Meera is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Meera eating for lunch? (d) What is Meera eating for lunch?
39. 39.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a big red kite. (b) Farhan flew a kite. (c) Farhan flew a red kite. (d) Farhan flew a big kite.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera eats a banana after school. (b) Meera eats after school a banana. (c) Meera a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Meera a banana after school.

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