Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 700 · 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?
   “kabir and aisha will come to my house on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Dev painted a blue pot. (b) Dev painted a round pot. (c) Dev painted a round blue pot. (d) Dev painted a pot.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) shiny (d) loud
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Since it was late. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tenzin going after school? (b) Tenzin is where going after school? (c) Where Tenzin is going after school? (d) Where is Tenzin going after school?
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Agra in April.” (a) uncle (b) came (c) from (d) my
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Watered the plants. (d) Waiting for the bus.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “aarav lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) near (b) aarav (c) the (d) lives
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Maria visits the library on Fridays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Joseph found his kite. He flew it. (c) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a red cap. (b) Zoya wore a new red cap. (c) Zoya wore a new cap. (d) Zoya wore a cap.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “out” (c) after “lit” (d) after “a”
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “planted” (b) after “a” (c) after “it” (d) after “seed”
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) fluffy
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Gave us cool shade.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “fell” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
18. 18.Ishaan wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) purple (c) poor
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “then” (c) after “I” (d) after “homework”
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “Our” (b) after “hard” (c) after “won” (d) after “the”
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya bought her book. Her read it. (b) Zoya bought her book. She read it. (c) Zoya bought Zoya's book. Zoya read it.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
25. 25.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please speak slowly. (b) How cute the puppy is! (c) Ishaan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Why is Saanvi laughing?
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha was born in the month of february.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sticky
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.These words are mixed up: cat / morning / Pooja / feeds / the / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning. (b) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (c) Pooja feeds the cat every morning. (d) Pooja feeds every morning the cat.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Saanvi going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Told us a story. (d) The rain fell all night.
35. 35.Arjun wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How sweet the mango is!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul wrote Rahul's poem. Rahul read it. (b) Rahul wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rahul wrote his poem. He read it.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kunal opened an umbrella. (b) Kunal opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Kunal opened a big umbrella. (d) Kunal opened a striped umbrella.
40. 40.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing

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