Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 568 · 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 sentence describes the bag best? (a) Dev carried a heavy bag. (b) Dev carried a bag. (c) Dev carried a heavy black bag. (d) Dev carried a black bag.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from indore in July.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) indore (d) came
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “farhan lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ishaan cooks rice for lunch.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.These words are mixed up: flies / kite / a / the / Yash / on / roof
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Yash a kite on the roof. (b) Yash flies on the roof a kite. (c) Yash flies a kite on the roof. (d) Yash a kite flies on the roof.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Vikram wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) slow (c) quick
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a black bag. (b) Imran carried a heavy black bag. (c) Imran carried a bag. (d) Imran carried a heavy bag.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya lives near the lake in Kochi.” (a) near (b) the (c) lives (d) priya
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “for” (b) after “the” (c) after “won” (d) after “race”
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) Until the rain stopped.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a big cake! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) What is Kavya drawing in class? (d) Omkar draws a picture in art class.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Nisha opened a striped umbrella. (b) Nisha opened an umbrella. (c) Nisha opened a small umbrella. (d) Nisha opened a small striped umbrella.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Simran going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Tenzin reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Meera calling?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on monday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav met Saanvi at the station in Shimla.” (a) station (b) aarav (c) met (d) the
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Saanvi is travelling to school? (b) Saanvi is how travelling to school? (c) How is Saanvi travelling to school? (d) Is how Saanvi travelling to school?
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Isha drawing in class? (b) What Isha is drawing in class? (c) Isha is what drawing in class? (d) What is Isha drawing in class?
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Arjun Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Arjun Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Arjun helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Arjun helps Grandma in the kitchen.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kunal baked Kunal's cake. Kunal shared it. (c) Kunal baked his cake. He shared it.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Joseph drew a house. (b) Joseph drew a green house. (c) Joseph drew a small green house. (d) Joseph drew a small house.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Aarav found Aarav's kite. Aarav flew it. (c) Aarav found his kite. He flew it.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav met riya at the station in surat.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and kabir will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) shiny
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “watered” (c) after “seed” (d) after “it”

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