Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 690 · 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 birthday is on the first Wednesday of December.” (a) of (b) on (c) first (d) my
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Pooja and meera will come to my house on Monday.” (a) on (b) my (c) meera (d) house
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The new student sat next to me.
6. 6.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Vikram a bicycle to school. (c) Vikram rides a bicycle to school. (d) Vikram rides to school a bicycle.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a big dog. (b) Manav saw a white dog. (c) Manav saw a dog. (d) Manav saw a big white dog.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Left the station at nine.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: the / on / Sundays / brushes / dog / Kabir
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays.
14. 14.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Yash reading today? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Vikram sings a song in the morning. (d) How bright the moon is!
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) colourful
17. 17.These words are mixed up: the / in / cricket / park / Diya / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Diya cricket in the park. (c) Diya plays in the park cricket. (d) Diya cricket plays in the park.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Monday I went to Lucknow by train.” (a) went (b) last (c) by (d) to
20. 20.Aarav wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) purple (c) ugly
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in jaipur starts in June.” (a) jaipur (b) big (c) starts (d) in
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram bought Vikram's book. Vikram read it. (b) Vikram bought his book. Him read it. (c) Vikram bought his book. He read it.
24. 24.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
26. 26.Farhan wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) spicy (c) lovely
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
28. 28.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How big the cake is! (b) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (c) What is Rahul reading today? (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) smooth (d) noisy
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Saanvi the cat every morning. (b) Saanvi the cat feeds every morning. (c) Saanvi feeds the cat every morning. (d) Saanvi feeds every morning the cat.
32. 32.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to shimla for onam last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Dev brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Dev the dog on Sundays. (d) Dev the dog brushes on Sundays.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) aunt (b) for (c) sweets (d) baisakhi
39. 39.Simran wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) wooden
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Sat next to me.

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