Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 62 · 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?
   “maria and I played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) in (b) on (c) maria (d) park
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from chennai in january.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) shiny
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Saanvi and Imran will come to my house on monday.” (a) will (b) on (c) monday (d) and
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Nisha eating for lunch? (b) What is Nisha eating for lunch? (c) Nisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What Nisha is eating for lunch?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) shiny (c) loud (d) salty
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Why is Farhan laughing?
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul met kabir at the station in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev feeds every morning the cat. (b) Dev the cat feeds every morning. (c) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Dev the cat every morning.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “riya was born in the month of April.” (a) in (b) riya (c) month (d) the
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev and Kunal will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) dev (b) come (c) and (d) house
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.Ananya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “late” (c) after “we” (d) after “bus”
24. 24.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 “was” (c) after “sand” (d) after “reached”
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it. (c) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
28. 28.Kabir wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) spicy (d) colourful
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “talk” (c) after “hello” (d) after “parrot”
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Until the rain stopped.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Maria ate a mango. (b) Maria ate a big mango. (c) Maria ate a big yellow mango. (d) Maria ate a yellow mango.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in agra on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
35. 35.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a small shell. (b) Arjun found a shell. (c) Arjun found a pink shell. (d) Arjun found a small pink shell.
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Farhan playing cricket? (b) Dev drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What a noisy market!
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Priya found a shell. (b) Priya found a pink shell. (c) Priya found a tiny shell. (d) Priya found a tiny pink shell.
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Line up near the door. (c) What is Isha eating for lunch? (d) How long the train is!

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