Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 682 · 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 birthday is on the first wednesday of december.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The tall tree.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Saanvi feeds the cat every morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in indore starts in april.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.These words are mixed up: helps / Maria / kitchen / the / Grandma / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) salty
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: rides / Priya / a / to / bicycle / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Priya a bicycle to school. (c) Priya rides a bicycle to school. (d) Priya rides to school a bicycle.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran flies a kite on the roof.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) the (b) played (c) kabir (d) in
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My best friend. (c) Rang his bell. (d) Although he was tired.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) bitter (d) colourful
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi and yash will come to my house on Thursday.” (a) to (b) come (c) yash (d) house
21. 21.These words are mixed up: Sundays / brushes / Isha / dog / the / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) colourful (d) noisy
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Meera met kabir at the station in Bhopal.” (a) met (b) kabir (c) at (d) in
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha made her card. She posted it. (b) Sneha made her card. Her posted it. (c) Sneha made Sneha's card. Sneha posted it.
27. 27.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kunal eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Omkar saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Omkar saw a blue butterfly. (c) Omkar saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Omkar saw a butterfly.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The doctor. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rahul carried a bag. (b) Rahul carried a black bag. (c) Rahul carried a heavy black bag. (d) Rahul carried a heavy bag.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: cricket / plays / in / park / the / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Joseph cricket in the park. (b) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (c) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (d) Joseph cricket plays in the park.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tenzin flew a kite. (b) Tenzin flew a small kite. (c) Tenzin flew a yellow kite. (d) Tenzin flew a small yellow kite.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Onam.” (a) for (b) my (c) aunt (d) made
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on wednesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
39. 39.Riya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sour (c) smooth (d) colourful

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