Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 77 · 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?
   “Last thursday I went to Lucknow by train.” (a) to (b) train (c) went (d) thursday
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Tara found her kite. She flew it. (c) Tara found Tara's kite. Tara flew it.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a colourful rangoli” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in Jaipur on wednesday.” (a) old (b) the (c) on (d) wednesday
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “lost” (d) after “her”
8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Manav ate a juicy mango. (b) Manav ate a juicy ripe mango. (c) Manav ate a ripe mango. (d) Manav ate a mango.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) How bright the moon is! (b) Nisha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Where is Rohan going after school? (d) Please feed the cat.
10. 10.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) loud (d) salty
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) my (b) friday (c) park (d) go
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Imran the dog on Sundays. (c) Imran brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Kavya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Kavya washed Kavya's bicycle. Kavya rode it.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and rahul will come to my house on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a white shell. (b) Kabir found a tiny shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a tiny white shell.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Saanvi opened a small umbrella. (b) Saanvi opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Saanvi opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Saanvi opened an umbrella.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “cake”
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (c) Rahul a banana eats after school. (d) Rahul eats a banana after school.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Tenzin calling?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Rohan crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.Ishaan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram found Vikram's kite. Vikram flew it. (b) Vikram found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Vikram found his kite. He flew it.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Riya picked a flower. (b) Riya picked a white flower. (c) Riya picked a pretty flower. (d) Riya picked a pretty white flower.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Nisha carried a heavy bag. (b) Nisha carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Nisha carried a blue bag. (d) Nisha carried a bag.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a big brown dog. (b) Dev saw a big dog. (c) Dev saw a dog. (d) Dev saw a brown dog.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The rain.
35. 35.Sneha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
37. 37.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) A green parrot. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) Since it was late.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question

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