Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 635 · 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?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in pune.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) visited (d) pune
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) A big black crow. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “boiled” (d) after “over”
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Aarav reading today? (b) Is what Aarav reading today? (c) Aarav is what reading today? (d) What Aarav is reading today?
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) loud (d) sticky
6. 6.Rohan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) round
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The shopkeeper.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “she” (b) after “watered” (c) after “it” (d) after “seed”
9. 9.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Rohan crying?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Joseph saw a small white dog. (b) Joseph saw a dog. (c) Joseph saw a small dog. (d) Joseph saw a white dog.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: roof / kite / the / Riya / flies / a / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya flies a kite on the roof. (b) Riya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Riya a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Riya a kite on the roof.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Kochi.” (a) a (b) zoo (c) in (d) my
15. 15.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “on” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “people”
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Joseph brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Joseph the dog on Sundays. (d) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays.
18. 18.Rahul wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) hungry (c) smart
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul bought his book. He read it. (b) Rahul bought Rahul's book. Rahul read it. (c) Rahul bought his book. Him read it.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Imran playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The brown cow.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The children. (d) The rain fell all night.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Running in the park.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Chennai.” (a) visited (b) cousin (c) my (d) zoo
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Why is Kabir crying? (c) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (d) How cold the morning is!
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria was born in the month of december.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Manav found his kite. He flew it.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) arjun (b) on (c) played (d) in
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in pune on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
34. 34.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What a big cake! (c) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (d) When is Dev leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Vikram wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) purple
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Checked my throat. (d) When the bell rang.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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