Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 551 · 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 of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Who is Saanvi calling? (c) Sneha reads a storybook at night. (d) Please pass the salt.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to agra for Pongal last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) to (d) agra
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Joseph the room every Saturday. (c) Joseph cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Joseph cleans the room every Saturday.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The players.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) noisy
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) fluffy (d) loud
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Ishaan is why crying? (c) Why Ishaan is crying? (d) Is why Ishaan crying?
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Put out the fire. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
11. 11.Maria wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) round (c) afraid
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Vikram is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Vikram leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi? (d) Vikram is when leaving for Delhi?
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last saturday I went to Delhi by train.” (a) saturday (b) by (c) went (d) to
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Pooja plays cricket in the park.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Why is Arjun crying? (c) How colourful the rangoli is! (d) Ananya feeds the cat every morning.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in indore.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Joseph laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) bitter (c) sticky (d) shiny
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “can” (c) after “hello” (d) after “talk”
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan painted Ishaan's pot. Ishaan sold it. (b) Ishaan painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Ishaan painted his pot. He sold it.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met riya at the station in Kochi.” (a) met (b) the (c) riya (d) in
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Imran bought a big balloon. (b) Imran bought a big purple balloon. (c) Imran bought a purple balloon. (d) Imran bought a balloon.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Kabir rice for lunch. (c) Kabir cooks for lunch rice. (d) Kabir rice cooks for lunch.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Kabir wrote Kabir's poem. Kabir read it. (c) Kabir wrote his poem. He read it.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Meera going after school? (b) Meera is where going after school? (c) Is where Meera going after school? (d) Where Meera is going after school?
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from lucknow in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a cap. (b) Zoya wore an old cap. (c) Zoya wore an old blue cap. (d) Zoya wore a blue cap.
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) Why is Kavya crying? (c) Yash plays cricket in the park. (d) What a funny joke!
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.These words are mixed up: Diya / the / every / cat / feeds / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (b) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Diya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Diya feeds every morning the cat.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sticky (d) sweet
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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