Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 683 · 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.Omkar wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) purple (c) quick
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Pooja painted Pooja's pot. Pooja sold it. (c) Pooja painted her pot. She sold it.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Kunal calling?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a bright moon!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to bhopal for baisakhi last year.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
8. 8.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aisha picked a yellow flower. (b) Aisha picked a tiny flower. (c) Aisha picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Aisha picked a flower.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) all (b) we (c) cousins (d) met
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
12. 12.Arjun wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) hungry (c) chilly
13. 13.These words are mixed up: every / Saturday / the / cleans / room / Rahul
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Rahul cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Rahul the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Rahul the room every Saturday.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Diya is calling? (b) Is who Diya calling? (c) Diya is who calling? (d) Who is Diya calling?
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) bitter (d) quiet
16. 16.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a lovely song” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The postman. (c) If you come early. (d) Gave fresh milk.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Tenzin playing cricket? (b) Please close the door. (c) What a noisy market! (d) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Manav calling? (b) Who Manav is calling? (c) Manav is who calling? (d) Is who Manav calling?
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Farhan going after school? (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Isha flies a kite on the roof. (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
24. 24.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.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “drank” (c) after “It” (d) after “we”
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Patna starts in January.” (a) in (b) starts (c) big (d) the
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Kabir laughing? (b) Why Kabir is laughing? (c) Is why Kabir laughing? (d) Kabir is why laughing?
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
31. 31.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan reads a storybook at night.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Rahul crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “her” (d) after “pen”
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The little puppy. (d) Eating a big mango.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Aarav playing cricket” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.These words are mixed up: in / a / class / draws / art / Pooja / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Pooja a picture in art class. (b) Pooja a picture draws in art class. (c) Pooja draws in art class a picture. (d) Pooja draws a picture in art class.
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Why is Rahul crying? (c) Riya feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a lovely song!
39. 39.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) zoo (d) a

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