Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 696 · 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?
   “i go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Who is Priya calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Kabir wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) wealthy (c) poor
4. 4.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Yash playing cricket? (b) Sneha rides a bicycle to school. (c) How funny the joke is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) After we ate lunch.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Joseph writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (b) Visits Manav the library on Fridays. (c) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (d) Manav the library visits on Fridays.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The school bus. (d) Playing with my friends.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria flies on the roof a kite. (b) Maria a kite flies on the roof. (c) Maria flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Maria a kite on the roof.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “The” (c) after “lit” (d) after “lights”
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Because it was raining.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Agra.” (a) and (b) my (c) zoo (d) visited
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) loud (d) sweet
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The peacock. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
24. 24.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a house. (b) Riya drew a small green house. (c) Riya drew a small house. (d) Riya drew a green house.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) tuesday (c) a (d) maths
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Running in the park.
29. 29.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) we (c) thursday (d) test
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The rain fell all night.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “picked” (d) after “a”
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.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.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan feeds the cat every morning.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
38. 38.These words are mixed up: Imran / reads / a / night / at / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran reads at night a storybook. (b) Reads Imran a storybook at night. (c) Imran reads a storybook at night. (d) Imran a storybook reads at night.
39. 39.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Arjun crying?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question

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