Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 667 · 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?
   “maria met simran at the station in shimla.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The old farmer.
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Joseph eating for lunch? (b) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) How huge the elephant is!
4. 4.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) prickly (d) salty
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Playing with my friends.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Diya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Diya drawing in class? (c) What is Diya drawing in class? (d) Diya is what drawing in class?
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to bhopal for holi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Priya playing cricket? (b) Priya is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Priya playing cricket? (d) Where Priya is playing cricket?
11. 11.These words are mixed up: kicks / the / garden / the / in / Vikram / ball
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Vikram the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Vikram the ball in the garden. (d) Vikram kicks in the garden the ball.
12. 12.These words are mixed up: reads / Omkar / storybook / at / a / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Omkar a storybook at night. (c) Omkar reads a storybook at night. (d) Omkar a storybook reads at night.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Manav opened an umbrella. (b) Manav opened a small umbrella. (c) Manav opened a striped umbrella. (d) Manav opened a small striped umbrella.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav waters the plants in the evening. (b) Waters Aarav the plants in the evening. (c) Aarav the plants waters in the evening. (d) Aarav waters in the evening the plants.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) spicy
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) spicy
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in delhi on wednesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
23. 23.Which of these is a question? (a) Farhan reads a storybook at night. (b) What a long train! (c) What is Diya eating for lunch? (d) Wait for me at the gate.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Surat on Sunday.” (a) old (b) in (c) we (d) fort
25. 25.Sneha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from agra in december.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
28. 28.Imran wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silly (c) smart
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Rahul wrote Rahul's poem. Rahul read it. (c) Rahul wrote his poem. Him read it.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat. (b) Put out the fire. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ishaan opened an umbrella. (b) Ishaan opened a small yellow umbrella. (c) Ishaan opened a small umbrella. (d) Ishaan opened a yellow umbrella.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The new student. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “drank” (c) after “It” (d) after “hot”
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
37. 37.Simran wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) brave (c) afraid
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal a kite flies on the roof. (b) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (c) Kunal flies on the roof a kite. (d) Flies Kunal a kite on the roof.
39. 39.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “won” (c) after “hard” (d) after “Our”

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