Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 525 · 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?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) school (b) our (c) holidays (d) after
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last saturday I went to Kolkata by train.” (a) went (b) train (c) saturday (d) by
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The brown cow. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Since it was late.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) sour (d) smooth
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Rohan leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Rohan leaving for Delhi? (c) When Rohan is leaving for Delhi? (d) Rohan is when leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.Aarav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) round (c) dry
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Left the station at nine.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) to (c) park (d) i
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara eats a banana after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Yash wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) wealthy (c) poor
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Kochi on wednesday.” (a) the (b) visited (c) in (d) wednesday
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
18. 18.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Kunal drawing in class? (b) What is Kunal drawing in class? (c) Kunal is what drawing in class? (d) What Kunal is drawing in class?
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The cricket match. (d) Flew high in the sky.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) bright (d) sour
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a red bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a new red bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a new bicycle.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Kolkata.” (a) in (b) visited (c) cousin (d) i
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The postman. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The postman.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Saturday I went to Indore by train.” (a) went (b) by (c) last (d) to
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha a banana eats after school. (b) Nisha eats a banana after school. (c) Nisha eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Nisha a banana after school.
34. 34.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.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Saanvi going after school? (b) Saanvi is where going after school? (c) Where is Saanvi going after school? (d) Where Saanvi is going after school?
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tara going after school? (b) Where Tara is going after school? (c) Tara is where going after school? (d) Where is Tara going after school?
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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