Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 644 · 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?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) reopens (b) after (c) holidays (d) our
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My little brother.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal washed Kunal's bicycle. Kunal rode it. (b) Kunal washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Kunal washed his bicycle. He rode it.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria baked Maria's cake. Maria shared it. (b) Maria baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Maria baked her cake. Her shared it.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “The”
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Eating a big mango.
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The cricket match. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rahul reading today? (b) Rahul is what reading today? (c) What Rahul is reading today? (d) What is Rahul reading today?
11. 11.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from pune in july.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Why is Meera laughing? (d) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen.
14. 14.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.These words are mixed up: library / Fridays / on / visits / Ananya / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Ananya the library on Fridays. (c) Ananya visits the library on Fridays. (d) Ananya the library visits on Fridays.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of july.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
17. 17.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Joseph wore a cap. (b) Joseph wore a blue cap. (c) Joseph wore a new cap. (d) Joseph wore a new blue cap.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Farhan the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Farhan brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Farhan the dog on Sundays.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Surat in december.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) december (d) came
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul met nisha at the station in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) shiny (d) quiet
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Pooja crying? (b) Why Pooja is crying? (c) Pooja is why crying? (d) Is why Pooja crying?
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Maria the plants in the evening. (c) Maria waters in the evening the plants. (d) Maria waters the plants in the evening.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) prickly (d) salty
27. 27.Arjun wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) square (c) ugly
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Simran painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Simran painted Simran's pot. Simran sold it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a dog. (b) Rahul saw a big dog. (c) Rahul saw a big black dog. (d) Rahul saw a black dog.
30. 30.Kabir wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) purple
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “a” (c) after “Grandma” (d) after “it”
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “race” (c) after “the” (d) after “won”
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Sat next to me. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Playing with my friends.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
38. 38.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) chilly (c) hot
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya reads a storybook at night. (b) Ananya a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Ananya a storybook at night. (d) Ananya reads at night a storybook.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram feeds every morning the cat. (b) Vikram the cat feeds every morning. (c) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning.

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