Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 520 · 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?
   “yash wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in kolkata starts in september.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
3. 3.These words are mixed up: plays / the / park / Maria / in / cricket
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria plays in the park cricket. (b) Maria plays cricket in the park. (c) Plays Maria cricket in the park. (d) Maria cricket plays in the park.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Tenzin reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) salty (d) loud
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya picked Diya's mango. Diya ate it. (b) Diya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Diya picked her mango. She ate it.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Farhan picked a white flower. (b) Farhan picked a flower. (c) Farhan picked a tiny flower. (d) Farhan picked a tiny white flower.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How clever the crow is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Diya saw a butterfly. (c) Diya saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Diya saw an orange butterfly.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “was” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted an orange pot. (b) Aisha painted a round pot. (c) Aisha painted a pot. (d) Aisha painted a round orange pot.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Kochi on Tuesday.” (a) in (b) on (c) old (d) we
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “it” (b) after “The” (c) after “dark” (d) after “began”
16. 16.Priya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) round
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “My” (b) after “got” (c) after “it” (d) after “stuck”
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev packed Dev's bag. Dev carried it. (b) Dev packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Dev packed his bag. Him carried it.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
23. 23.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “diya and Arjun will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) diya (b) to (c) will (d) and
25. 25.These words are mixed up: the / cat / feeds / morning / Tenzin / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin the cat feeds every morning. (b) Tenzin feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Tenzin the cat every morning. (d) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: writes / a / every / Vikram / week / poem
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Vikram a poem every week. (b) Vikram writes every week a poem. (c) Vikram writes a poem every week. (d) Vikram a poem writes every week.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (b) Kunal saw an elephant. (c) Kunal saw a huge elephant. (d) Kunal saw a huge grey elephant.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Zoya and simran will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) come (b) and (c) on (d) simran
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) colourful
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) sticky (c) shiny (d) loud
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan packs the school bag at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the car washes on Sundays. (b) Ananya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Ananya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Ananya the car on Sundays.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
38. 38.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.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Who Tenzin is calling? (c) Tenzin is who calling? (d) Is who Tenzin calling?

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