Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 727 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Tara reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “priya was born in the month of august.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Zoya / plays / cricket / park / the / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (b) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (c) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (d) Zoya plays in the park cricket.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a white shell. (b) Kunal found a shell. (c) Kunal found a tiny white shell. (d) Kunal found a tiny shell.
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) Kavya flies a kite on the roof. (b) What a cute puppy! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Why is Arjun laughing?
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “a” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “sweet”
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The cricket match. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Tara washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Rohan baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Rohan baked Rohan's cake. Rohan shared it.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) all (b) onam (c) our (d) cousins
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from jaipur in november.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash picked Yash's mango. Yash ate it. (b) Yash picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Yash picked his mango. He ate it.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Agra for onam last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) to (d) onam
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to jaipur for Baisakhi last year.” (a) to (b) jaipur (c) last (d) went
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Maria the ball in the garden. (b) Maria the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Maria kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Maria kicks in the garden the ball.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
27. 27.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Tara playing cricket? (c) Where Tara is playing cricket? (d) Where is Tara playing cricket?
29. 29.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Meera ate a mango. (b) Meera ate a juicy mango. (c) Meera ate a yellow mango. (d) Meera ate a juicy yellow mango.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Vikram flew a big kite. (b) Vikram flew a red kite. (c) Vikram flew a big red kite. (d) Vikram flew a kite.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Saturday of april.” (a) the (b) april (c) birthday (d) on
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.These words are mixed up: plays / Riya / park / the / in / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya cricket plays in the park. (b) Riya plays cricket in the park. (c) Riya plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Riya cricket in the park.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in mysuru on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) spicy
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “we” (b) after “out” (c) after “a” (d) after “The”
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) shiny (d) sour
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav eats after school a banana. (b) Manav a banana eats after school. (c) Manav eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Manav a banana after school.

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