Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 540 · 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?
   “last thursday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
2. 2.Kavya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) noisy (c) silent
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Pooja helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a kite. (b) Simran flew a big yellow kite. (c) Simran flew a big kite. (d) Simran flew a yellow kite.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) go (b) on (c) the (d) i
6. 6.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Riya painted an orange pot. (b) Riya painted a small orange pot. (c) Riya painted a small pot. (d) Riya painted a pot.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) spicy
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “we” (c) after “It” (d) after “hot”
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Kochi starts in September.” (a) starts (b) the (c) in (d) big
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “strong” (c) after “The” (d) after “inside”
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) Rahul washes the car on Sundays.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) bitter (d) quiet
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan catches the bus at seven.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a small kite. (b) Dev flew a yellow kite. (c) Dev flew a kite. (d) Dev flew a small yellow kite.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph made his card. He posted it. (b) Joseph made Joseph's card. Joseph posted it. (c) Joseph made his card. Him posted it.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The bright moon.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan washes the car on Sundays. (b) Farhan the car washes on Sundays. (c) Farhan washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Farhan the car on Sundays.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “a” (c) after “baked” (d) after “it”
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Priya saw a little white dog. (b) Priya saw a dog. (c) Priya saw a little dog. (d) Priya saw a white dog.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Surat starts in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) fair (d) starts
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) noisy
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria packs the school bag at night.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (b) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Farhan a storybook at night. (d) Farhan reads at night a storybook.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (b) Kabir packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (d) Kabir the school bag packs at night.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: a / song / Kavya / morning / the / in / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya sings a song in the morning. (b) Kavya a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Kavya a song in the morning. (d) Kavya sings in the morning a song.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a purple balloon. (b) Diya bought a round purple balloon. (c) Diya bought a round balloon. (d) Diya bought a balloon.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3

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