Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 535 · 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 visited the old fort in delhi on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
2. 2.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a new red bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a red bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a new bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a bicycle.
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Kabir going after school? (b) Tara cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Please close the door. (d) What a bright moon!
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Meera flew a small kite. (b) Meera flew a kite. (c) Meera flew a small green kite. (d) Meera flew a green kite.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kavya flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.These words are mixed up: night / reads / storybook / Tenzin / a / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin reads a storybook at night. (b) Tenzin reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Tenzin a storybook at night. (d) Tenzin a storybook reads at night.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) shiny (d) smooth
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) smooth (c) sour (d) noisy
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Isha a storybook at night. (c) Isha reads a storybook at night. (d) Isha a storybook reads at night.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “homework” (c) after “a” (d) after “my”
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) My grandmother. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Joseph saw a brown dog. (b) Joseph saw a big brown dog. (c) Joseph saw a big dog. (d) Joseph saw a dog.
22. 22.Saanvi wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) purple (c) noisy
23. 23.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a small shell. (b) Omkar found a shell. (c) Omkar found a pink shell. (d) Omkar found a small pink shell.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Arjun going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in pune on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
30. 30.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.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Maria is calling? (b) Who is Maria calling? (c) Is who Maria calling? (d) Maria is who calling?
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a blue pot. (b) Kunal painted a round pot. (c) Kunal painted a pot. (d) Kunal painted a round blue pot.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Vikram playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) bitter
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “lost” (c) after “her” (d) after “she”
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is why laughing? (b) Why is Aarav laughing? (c) Why Aarav is laughing? (d) Is why Aarav laughing?
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) quiet (d) sticky

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