Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 643 · 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?
   “my uncle came from indore in june.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) What is Manav reading today? (c) Nisha eats a banana after school. (d) Please speak slowly.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) noisy
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) If you come early. (c) Our teacher. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash found his kite. He flew it. (b) Yash found Yash's kite. Yash flew it. (c) Yash found his kite. Him flew it.
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Farhan is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Farhan eating for lunch? (c) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (d) Farhan is what eating for lunch?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Arjun drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal baked Kunal's cake. Kunal shared it. (b) Kunal baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Kunal baked his cake. Him shared it.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “was” (c) after “cake” (d) after “sweet”
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Diya laughing? (b) Why is Diya laughing? (c) Diya is why laughing? (d) Why Diya is laughing?
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Aarav cricket in the park. (c) Aarav plays in the park cricket. (d) Aarav cricket plays in the park.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
17. 17.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Imran bought a red balloon. (b) Imran bought a round balloon. (c) Imran bought a round red balloon. (d) Imran bought a balloon.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) noisy
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) we (c) visited (d) the
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.These words are mixed up: song / the / in / Joseph / a / morning / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph a song sings in the morning. (b) Joseph sings a song in the morning. (c) Joseph sings in the morning a song. (d) Sings Joseph a song in the morning.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is what reading today? (b) What Imran is reading today? (c) What is Imran reading today? (d) Is what Imran reading today?
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) go (b) with (c) saturday (d) dog
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) loud
28. 28.These words are mixed up: roof / Manav / a / kite / on / the / flies
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Manav flies a kite on the roof. (c) Manav a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Manav a kite on the roof.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul and I played in the park on saturday.” (a) the (b) on (c) saturday (d) park
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What is Pooja drawing in class? (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Farhan feeds the cat every morning.
32. 32.“My best friend.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Kunal cricket in the park. (c) Kunal cricket plays in the park. (d) Kunal plays cricket in the park.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A big black crow. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kabir flew a small kite. (b) Kabir flew a green kite. (c) Kabir flew a kite. (d) Kabir flew a small green kite.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) rough (d) loud
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara met Arjun at the station in Chennai.” (a) tara (b) met (c) station (d) the
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He

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