Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 524 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) for (b) sweets (c) my (d) made
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Rahul a song in the morning. (c) Rahul a song sings in the morning. (d) Rahul sings in the morning a song.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha feeds every morning the cat. (b) Isha the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Isha the cat every morning. (d) Isha feeds the cat every morning.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) cousins (b) met (c) our (d) we
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first Tuesday of june.” (a) of (b) first (c) june (d) on
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) noisy
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Saturday / cleans / Tara / the / room / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Tara the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Cleans Tara the room every Saturday. (d) Tara cleans every Saturday the room.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in delhi on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) sweet (c) bright (d) loud
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir washed Kabir's bicycle. Kabir rode it. (b) Kabir washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Kabir washed his bicycle. He rode it.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Put out the fire. (c) The bright moon. (d) Although he was tired.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Dev eating for lunch? (b) What Dev is eating for lunch? (c) What is Dev eating for lunch? (d) Dev is what eating for lunch?
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The doctor. (d) If you come early.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Two ducks swam in the pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.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.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Manav travelling to school? (b) Is how Manav travelling to school? (c) Manav is how travelling to school? (d) How Manav is travelling to school?
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to agra for eid last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) for (b) my (c) aunt (d) made
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Sat on the wall. (d) The baby elephant.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Meera saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Meera saw a huge elephant. (c) Meera saw an elephant. (d) Meera saw a grey elephant.
31. 31.Which of these is a statement? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Why is Kavya laughing? (c) Vikram rides a bicycle to school. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) maths (d) on
33. 33.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) played (b) the (c) on (d) priya
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Broke his toy car.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Joseph the bus at seven. (c) Joseph catches the bus at seven. (d) Joseph the bus catches at seven.
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) Priya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) What a clever crow! (c) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (d) Please pass the salt.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) on (b) cousins (c) holi (d) all
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Imran lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Imran lost Imran's pencil. Imran found it.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is reading today? (b) What is Ananya reading today? (c) Ananya is what reading today? (d) Is what Ananya reading today?

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