Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 60 · 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?
   “rohan wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) salty (d) noisy
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “too” (c) after “The” (d) after “sweet”
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a shell. (b) Priya found a tiny shell. (c) Priya found a white shell. (d) Priya found a tiny white shell.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “was” (c) after “cold” (d) after “hot”
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) bright (c) sweet (d) noisy
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
13. 13.These words are mixed up: storybook / night / Maria / at / a / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria a storybook reads at night. (b) Maria reads a storybook at night. (c) Maria reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Maria a storybook at night.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Grandpa. (c) If you come early. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
15. 15.Which of these is a command? (a) Why is Meera laughing? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Pooja eats a banana after school. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Yash wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) round (c) silly
18. 18.Tara wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) slow (c) quick
19. 19.Tara wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) purple
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last tuesday I went to Kochi by train.” (a) train (b) to (c) by (d) tuesday
21. 21.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Maria saw a little white dog. (b) Maria saw a dog. (c) Maria saw a white dog. (d) Maria saw a little dog.
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Where is Aisha going after school? (c) What a cold morning! (d) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Diya drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Diya warm milk before bed. (d) Diya drinks warm milk before bed.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Vikram crying? (b) Vikram is why crying? (c) Why Vikram is crying? (d) Is why Vikram crying?
27. 27.Joseph wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) ancient (c) new
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) bitter (d) sticky
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “We” (c) after “reached” (d) after “the”
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it. (b) Isha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Isha wrote her poem. Her read it.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “teacher” (d) after “smiled”
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Yash a poem every week. (b) Yash writes every week a poem. (c) Yash a poem writes every week. (d) Yash writes a poem every week.
35. 35.Aarav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dry (c) damp
36. 36.These words are mixed up: the / Kabir / the / in / ball / kicks / garden
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kabir the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Kabir the ball in the garden. (d) Kabir kicks in the garden the ball.
37. 37.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) chilly (c) hot
38. 38.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
40. 40.These words are mixed up: reads / storybook / night / at / Rahul / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Rahul a storybook at night. (c) Rahul a storybook reads at night. (d) Rahul reads a storybook at night.

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