Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 794 · 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?
   “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
2. 2.These words are mixed up: helps / in / the / Grandma / Tenzin / kitchen
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Tenzin Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Tenzin Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Tenzin helps in the kitchen Grandma.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a long train!” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Pooja saw an elephant. (b) Pooja saw a huge elephant. (c) Pooja saw a grey elephant. (d) Pooja saw a huge grey elephant.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) spicy
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Farhan cooks rice for lunch.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev met priya at the station in mysuru.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) My little brother. (d) While Mum was cooking.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Pooja the school bag at night. (b) Pooja packs the school bag at night. (c) Pooja the school bag packs at night. (d) Pooja packs at night the school bag.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Mysuru for Onam last year.” (a) for (b) to (c) we (d) went
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a new red bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a new bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a red bicycle.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a bag. (b) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (c) Aarav carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Aarav carried a blue bag.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Yash calling? (b) Please close the door. (c) What a long train! (d) Joseph cooks rice for lunch.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Isha going after school? (b) Isha is where going after school? (c) Where Isha is going after school? (d) Where is Isha going after school?
24. 24.Zoya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) square
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “bus” (c) after “we” (d) after “at”
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
31. 31.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Dev picked a flower. (c) Dev picked a tiny flower. (d) Dev picked a yellow flower.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Kunal playing cricket? (b) Where Kunal is playing cricket? (c) Kunal is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Kunal playing cricket?
33. 33.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Riya saw a butterfly. (b) Riya saw an orange butterfly. (c) Riya saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Riya saw a tiny orange butterfly.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Yash leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Rohan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) hungry
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.These words are mixed up: the / packs / school / at / Simran / night / bag
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Simran the school bag at night. (b) Simran packs at night the school bag. (c) Simran the school bag packs at night. (d) Simran packs the school bag at night.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Omkar leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question

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