Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 581 · 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?
   “we visited the old fort in Agra on Wednesday.” (a) fort (b) visited (c) in (d) we
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
4. 4.Tenzin wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) purple (c) dry
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “cake” (d) after “it”
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Dev eats a banana after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in jaipur starts in april.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “pooja and Sneha will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) to (b) pooja (c) come (d) will
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) sour
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun waters the plants in the evening. (b) Arjun waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Arjun the plants in the evening. (d) Arjun the plants waters in the evening.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “strong” (d) after “The”
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What is Nisha reading today? (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Priya plays cricket in the park.
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Isha going after school? (b) Meera sings a song in the morning. (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What a colourful rangoli!
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Isha laughing? (b) Why Isha is laughing? (c) Why is Isha laughing? (d) Isha is why laughing?
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Tuesday I went to Mysuru by train.” (a) went (b) last (c) train (d) to
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What a big cake! (c) Why is Dev crying? (d) Isha drinks warm milk before bed.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of april.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
22. 22.Maria wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) round (c) smart
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) Rang his bell. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Eating a big mango.
24. 24.Diya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) purple (c) calm
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “bicycle”
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) prickly (c) sweet (d) quiet
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “drank” (c) after “hot” (d) after “It”
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Rahul laughing?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sticky (d) spicy
34. 34.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a butterfly. (b) Diya saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Diya saw an orange butterfly. (d) Diya saw a pretty orange butterfly.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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