Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 656 · 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?
   “ananya and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
2. 2.“Wrote a poem on the board.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Diya rode a bicycle. (b) Diya rode a red bicycle. (c) Diya rode a new bicycle. (d) Diya rode a new red bicycle.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
8. 8.Tenzin 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
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Riya calling? (b) Riya is who calling? (c) Who is Riya calling? (d) Who Riya is calling?
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
11. 11.These words are mixed up: the / kite / a / on / Kavya / roof / flies
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Kavya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Kavya a kite on the roof. (d) Kavya flies a kite on the roof.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is why laughing? (b) Why is Zoya laughing? (c) Why Zoya is laughing? (d) Is why Zoya laughing?
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sticky (c) loud (d) bitter
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Joseph crying? (b) Why Joseph is crying? (c) Why is Joseph crying? (d) Joseph is why crying?
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a tall green house. (b) Zoya drew a tall house. (c) Zoya drew a green house. (d) Zoya drew a house.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning. (b) What is Kavya reading today? (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What a sweet mango!
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tenzin going after school? (b) Tenzin is where going after school? (c) Where Tenzin is going after school? (d) Where is Tenzin going after school?
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
23. 23.Dev wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) new (c) ancient
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Simran laughing?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev waters in the evening the plants. (b) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Dev the plants in the evening. (d) Dev the plants waters in the evening.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Counted the coins. (d) My aunt.
30. 30.Dev wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) round (c) afraid
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kabir was born in the month of october.” (a) october (b) in (c) of (d) the
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Since it was late. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) loud (d) prickly
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) my (b) made (c) aunt (d) sweets
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “baby” (c) after “spoke” (d) after “was”
38. 38.Which of these is a question? (a) How noisy the market is! (b) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Water the plants today. (d) Why is Rohan laughing?
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from mysuru in February.” (a) came (b) from (c) mysuru (d) in
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal met sneha at the station in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5

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