Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 625 · 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 of these is an exclamation? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Dev packs the school bag at night. (c) Line up near the door. (d) Where is Ishaan going after school?
2. 2.Priya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) wooden (c) brave
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Sneha going after school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rahul painted a round pot. (b) Rahul painted a pot. (c) Rahul painted a blue pot. (d) Rahul painted a round blue pot.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a big red kite. (b) Tara flew a big kite. (c) Tara flew a kite. (d) Tara flew a red kite.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last tuesday I went to Jaipur by train.” (a) to (b) tuesday (c) by (d) went
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rohan is drawing in class? (b) Rohan is what drawing in class? (c) Is what Rohan drawing in class? (d) What is Rohan drawing in class?
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ananya was born in the month of august.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.Sneha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) slow (c) quick
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The red kite.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) spicy (d) bright
13. 13.These words are mixed up: after / school / Farhan / eats / a / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan eats a banana after school. (b) Farhan a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (d) Farhan eats after school a banana.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
17. 17.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (b) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.These words are mixed up: school / banana / eats / after / a / Tara
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara eats a banana after school. (b) Tara a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Tara a banana after school. (d) Tara eats after school a banana.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Priya crying? (b) Please speak slowly. (c) What a clever crow! (d) Manav sings a song in the morning.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Surat on Saturday.” (a) the (b) we (c) visited (d) fort
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) bright
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Rohan a bicycle to school. (b) Rohan rides to school a bicycle. (c) Rohan a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rohan rides a bicycle to school.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Tara the bus at seven. (b) Tara catches the bus at seven. (c) Tara catches at seven the bus. (d) Tara the bus catches at seven.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir made Kabir's card. Kabir posted it. (b) Kabir made his card. He posted it. (c) Kabir made his card. Him posted it.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
36. 36.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) spicy
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Meera met Vikram at the station in shimla.” (a) shimla (b) the (c) at (d) met
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) salty (d) colourful
40. 40.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)

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