Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 684 · 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?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Chennai.” (a) a (b) in (c) i (d) cousin
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Thursday I went to surat by train.” (a) went (b) surat (c) train (d) by
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “aisha wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The tiny ant. (d) When the bell rang.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “bell” (c) after “The” (d) after “ran”
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph is who calling? (b) Who is Joseph calling? (c) Is who Joseph calling? (d) Who Joseph is calling?
7. 7.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Swam in the pond.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Imran found a tiny shell. (b) Imran found a pink shell. (c) Imran found a tiny pink shell. (d) Imran found a shell.
10. 10.Kabir wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) bright (c) dull
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Rohan laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (b) What Ananya is eating for lunch? (c) Ananya is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Ananya eating for lunch?
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (b) Tenzin is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (d) When Tenzin is leaving for Delhi?
14. 14.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Aisha opened an umbrella. (c) Aisha opened a small umbrella. (d) Aisha opened a small yellow umbrella.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: morning / Tara / the / feeds / cat / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (b) Tara feeds every morning the cat. (c) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Tara the cat every morning.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to pune by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) a (b) in (c) kolkata (d) visited
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Pooja crying? (b) Why is Pooja crying? (c) Why Pooja is crying? (d) Pooja is why crying?
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Aarav playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Isha painted Isha's pot. Isha sold it. (c) Isha painted her pot. Her sold it.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is where playing cricket? (b) Where Kavya is playing cricket? (c) Is where Kavya playing cricket? (d) Where is Kavya playing cricket?
24. 24.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) When the bell rang.
28. 28.Diya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dry (c) damp
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sweet (d) prickly
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Wednesday.” (a) on (b) we (c) visited (d) old
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aarav and riya will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) on (b) riya (c) and (d) come
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green because it was very sweet.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The rain.
35. 35.Vikram wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) hungry
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in agra on Thursday.” (a) on (b) old (c) in (d) agra
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a tiny shell. (b) Yash found a tiny pink shell. (c) Yash found a shell. (d) Yash found a pink shell.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Maria carried a bag. (b) Maria carried a heavy bag. (c) Maria carried a black bag. (d) Maria carried a heavy black bag.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) smooth (d) salty
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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