Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 788 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “When is Isha leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “bell” (b) after “rang” (c) after “children” (d) after “ran”
4. 4.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Isha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a big dog. (b) Rahul saw a big brown dog. (c) Rahul saw a dog. (d) Rahul saw a brown dog.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Kavya and simran will come to my house on Monday.” (a) and (b) house (c) simran (d) my
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) How long the train is! (c) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (d) What is Imran drawing in class?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha cleans the room every Saturday” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Fell all night.
12. 12.Maria wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) spicy
13. 13.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Aisha ate a juicy ripe mango. (b) Aisha ate a mango. (c) Aisha ate a juicy mango. (d) Aisha ate a ripe mango.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Joseph the car on Sundays. (c) Joseph the car washes on Sundays. (d) Joseph washes the car on Sundays.
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “parrot” (b) after “The” (c) after “it” (d) after “talk”
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) salty (d) noisy
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
23. 23.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) What a clever crow! (c) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) How is Pooja travelling to school?
24. 24.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kavya carried a bag. (b) Kavya carried a black bag. (c) Kavya carried a big bag. (d) Kavya carried a big black bag.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “soon” (c) after “The” (d) after “dark”
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Dev is travelling to school? (b) Dev is how travelling to school? (c) How is Dev travelling to school? (d) Is how Dev travelling to school?
27. 27.These words are mixed up: cat / Rahul / the / every / feeds / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (b) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (c) Rahul the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning.
28. 28.Kabir wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) square (c) quick
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The little puppy.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) salty (d) colourful
31. 31.These words are mixed up: on / visits / Aisha / the / library / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha visits on Fridays the library. (b) Aisha the library visits on Fridays. (c) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Aisha the library on Fridays.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) on (b) clothes (c) wore (d) priya
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Imran a banana after school. (b) Imran eats after school a banana. (c) Imran a banana eats after school. (d) Imran eats a banana after school.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in chennai on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Vikram is crying? (b) Vikram is why crying? (c) Is why Vikram crying? (d) Why is Vikram crying?
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to delhi for eid last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Rohan is travelling to school? (b) Is how Rohan travelling to school? (c) How is Rohan travelling to school? (d) Rohan is how travelling to school?

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