Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 642 · 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?
   “joseph and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) have (c) sunday (d) maths
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in mysuru on Thursday.” (a) visited (b) mysuru (c) the (d) old
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Wednesday.” (a) to (b) go (c) i (d) my
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a big cake! (b) Isha writes a poem every week. (c) Why is Simran crying? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first thursday of august.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
8. 8.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Yash wore a cap. (b) Yash wore a blue cap. (c) Yash wore a new cap. (d) Yash wore a new blue cap.
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The peacock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) loud
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya packs at night the school bag. (b) Diya packs the school bag at night. (c) Diya the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Diya the school bag at night.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Pooja opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Pooja opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Pooja opened a big umbrella. (d) Pooja opened an umbrella.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My best friend. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) salty
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Joseph wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Joseph wrote Joseph's poem. Joseph read it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram bought Vikram's book. Vikram read it. (b) Vikram bought his book. Him read it. (c) Vikram bought his book. He read it.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “seed” (b) after “planted” (c) after “watered” (d) after “Meera”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) colourful
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Priya wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Priya wrote Priya's poem. Priya read it.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rohan eating for lunch? (b) What Rohan is eating for lunch? (c) What is Rohan eating for lunch? (d) Rohan is what eating for lunch?
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: banana / after / a / eats / Priya / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya eats after school a banana. (b) Priya a banana eats after school. (c) Priya eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Priya a banana after school.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Saturday I went to Surat by train.” (a) train (b) last (c) by (d) went
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Manav wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) purple (c) afraid
29. 29.These words are mixed up: in / Grandma / the / kitchen / Sneha / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Sneha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Sneha Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Sneha helps in the kitchen Grandma.
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Sneha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) What is Vikram reading today? (d) Turn left at the temple.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rahul cooks rice for lunch.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “baby” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The brown cow. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Arjun 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
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) bright (c) loud (d) rough
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
39. 39.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.These words are mixed up: school / to / Omkar / rides / bicycle / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar rides a bicycle to school. (b) Omkar rides to school a bicycle. (c) Omkar a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rides Omkar a bicycle to school.

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