Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 769 · 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?
   “priya met diya at the station in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) maths (c) have (d) saturday
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a white shell. (b) Kunal found a small shell. (c) Kunal found a shell. (d) Kunal found a small white shell.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) cousin (c) zoo (d) visited
7. 7.These words are mixed up: the / night / school / packs / bag / Manav / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Manav the school bag at night. (b) Manav the school bag packs at night. (c) Manav packs at night the school bag. (d) Manav packs the school bag at night.
8. 8.Zoya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) dry (c) damp
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “I” (c) after “finished” (d) after “read”
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Surat starts in february.” (a) starts (b) big (c) february (d) in
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rahul drew a small house. (b) Rahul drew a house. (c) Rahul drew a red house. (d) Rahul drew a small red house.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan met Ananya at the station in Agra.” (a) met (b) station (c) farhan (d) at
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun picked Arjun's mango. Arjun ate it. (b) Arjun picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Arjun picked his mango. He ate it.
17. 17.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Pooja writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha reads at night a storybook. (b) Nisha reads a storybook at night. (c) Nisha a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Nisha a storybook at night.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Sunday.” (a) go (b) to (c) i (d) the
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Yash rice for lunch. (b) Yash cooks rice for lunch. (c) Yash cooks for lunch rice. (d) Yash rice cooks for lunch.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) clothes (b) maria (c) new (d) on
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) A small mouse.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Pooja is calling? (b) Pooja is who calling? (c) Who is Pooja calling? (d) Is who Pooja calling?
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Because it was raining.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Two ducks. (d) Told us a story.

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