Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 708 · 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 Lucknow.” (a) and (b) i (c) zoo (d) cousin
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Sit down quietly.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Rahul cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Rahul the room every Saturday. (d) Rahul cleans every Saturday the room.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) bitter (d) loud
6. 6.Tara wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) cross (c) calm
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) our (b) all (c) we (d) on
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Zoya the bus at seven. (b) Zoya the bus catches at seven. (c) Zoya catches at seven the bus. (d) Zoya catches the bus at seven.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Our cat. (d) Stopped at the gate.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “a” (c) after “read” (d) after “homework”
14. 14.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) sour (c) shiny (d) quiet
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Agra in April.” (a) in (b) my (c) from (d) uncle
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Joseph Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Joseph Grandma in the kitchen.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: night / Ishaan / bag / at / the / packs / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan packs the school bag at night. (b) Ishaan packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Ishaan the school bag at night. (d) Ishaan the school bag packs at night.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Delhi for Onam last year.” (a) for (b) to (c) went (d) we
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rides Nisha a bicycle to school. (b) Nisha a bicycle rides to school. (c) Nisha rides a bicycle to school. (d) Nisha rides to school a bicycle.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bitter (c) prickly (d) shiny
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and I played in the park on wednesday.” (a) on (b) wednesday (c) in (d) the
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) shiny
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The old farmer.
29. 29.Arjun wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
30. 30.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Joseph painted an orange pot. (b) Joseph painted a round pot. (c) Joseph painted a round orange pot. (d) Joseph painted a pot.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal and dev will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) on (b) dev (c) my (d) and
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Diya fixed Diya's toy car. Diya played with it. (c) Diya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Since it was late.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Gave me a pencil.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “ran”
36. 36.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ishaan rode a bicycle. (b) Ishaan rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Ishaan rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Ishaan rode a red bicycle.
38. 38.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “a” (c) after “ate” (d) after “second”
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He

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