Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 688 · 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?
   “Tara and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) the (b) park (c) i (d) played
2. 2.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Rohan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rohan wrote Rohan's poem. Rohan read it.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How sweet the mango is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
8. 8.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in Shimla starts in february.” (a) fair (b) big (c) february (d) starts
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) fluffy (d) bright
11. 11.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Diya saw a butterfly. (b) Diya saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Diya saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Diya saw an orange butterfly.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The school bus.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) i (b) go (c) to (d) dog
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Yash leaving for Delhi? (b) Yash is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Yash is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Yash leaving for Delhi?
15. 15.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “bus” (c) after “at” (d) after “we”
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
18. 18.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw an orange butterfly. (b) Kabir saw a butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a tiny orange butterfly.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: writes / Simran / week / poem / every / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Simran a poem every week. (c) Simran a poem writes every week. (d) Simran writes a poem every week.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Flew high in the sky.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (b) Rahul a banana eats after school. (c) Rahul eats a banana after school. (d) Rahul eats after school a banana.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tara drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) loud (d) sour
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The village pond. (d) The new student sat next to me.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: the / cricket / in / park / Nisha / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Nisha cricket in the park. (b) Nisha cricket plays in the park. (c) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (d) Nisha plays in the park cricket.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in indore on Saturday.” (a) the (b) fort (c) indore (d) in
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My best friend. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Although he was tired.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “ate” (c) after “was” (d) after “sweet”
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Maria cricket in the park. (c) Maria plays cricket in the park. (d) Maria plays in the park cricket.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) loud (d) rough
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) a (c) we (d) on
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tenzin wore a red cap. (b) Tenzin wore an old cap. (c) Tenzin wore a cap. (d) Tenzin wore an old red cap.
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How funny the joke is! (c) Sneha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) What is Sneha drawing in class?
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “a” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kind”

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