Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 61 · 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?
   “kunal and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Farhan waters the plants in the evening.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha washed Nisha's bicycle. Nisha rode it. (b) Nisha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Nisha washed her bicycle. She rode it.
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (c) Maria plays cricket in the park. (d) What a long train!
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Priya packed Priya's bag. Priya carried it. (c) Priya packed her bag. She carried it.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How funny the joke is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar packs the school bag at night.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Omkar travelling to school? (b) How is Omkar travelling to school? (c) How Omkar is travelling to school? (d) Omkar is how travelling to school?
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Manav brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Manav the dog on Sundays. (d) Manav the dog brushes on Sundays.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Ishaan drawing in class?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Farhan bought a round purple balloon. (b) Farhan bought a purple balloon. (c) Farhan bought a round balloon. (d) Farhan bought a balloon.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
21. 21.Rahul wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) spicy
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav and Ananya will come to my house on Friday.” (a) aarav (b) my (c) house (d) will
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Arjun found Arjun's kite. Arjun flew it. (c) Arjun found his kite. He flew it.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “our” (b) after “turned” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in lucknow starts in september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
26. 26.Which of these is a command? (a) Imran draws a picture in art class. (b) How is Sneha travelling to school? (c) What a huge elephant! (d) Line up near the door.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in February.” (a) holidays (b) our (c) after (d) in
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) quiet
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sweet (d) fluffy
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) spicy (c) new
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Omkar eating for lunch? (b) Is what Omkar eating for lunch? (c) Omkar is what eating for lunch? (d) What Omkar is eating for lunch?
40. 40.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rohan saw a dog. (b) Rohan saw a big dog. (c) Rohan saw a brown dog. (d) Rohan saw a big brown dog.

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