Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 796 · 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 of these is a question? (a) Kabir eats a banana after school. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What is Tara reading today?
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Agra on Tuesday.” (a) in (b) we (c) visited (d) the
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Aarav reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Our teacher. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) shimla (b) in (c) a (d) zoo
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kavya rides a bicycle to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara visits on Fridays the library. (b) Tara the library visits on Fridays. (c) Tara visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Tara the library on Fridays.
9. 9.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) My aunt.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: the / waters / plants / Sneha / evening / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha waters in the evening the plants. (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Sneha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Tara playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The old farmer. (d) As soon as we reached home.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “fell” (d) after “his”
16. 16.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) hungry (c) tiny
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya was born in the month of august.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
18. 18.Which of these is a question? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) How is Nisha travelling to school? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Rohan sings a song in the morning.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph fixed Joseph's toy car. Joseph played with it. (b) Joseph fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Joseph fixed his toy car. He played with it.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “spoke” (c) after “we” (d) after “baby”
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Rang loudly. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The postman.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Saanvi the bus at seven. (b) Saanvi catches the bus at seven. (c) Saanvi catches at seven the bus. (d) Saanvi the bus catches at seven.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha packed Isha's bag. Isha carried it. (b) Isha packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Isha packed her bag. Her carried it.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) When the bell rang. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in agra on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Diya travelling to school? (b) How Diya is travelling to school? (c) How is Diya travelling to school? (d) Diya is how travelling to school?
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) colourful
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kunal picked a pretty yellow flower. (b) Kunal picked a yellow flower. (c) Kunal picked a pretty flower. (d) Kunal picked a flower.
35. 35.These words are mixed up: banana / school / a / Farhan / eats / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (c) Farhan eats after school a banana. (d) Farhan eats a banana after school.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “reached” (b) after “sand” (c) after “the” (d) after “beach”
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha painted her pot. She sold it. (b) Sneha painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Sneha painted Sneha's pot. Sneha sold it.
38. 38.Which of these is a question? (a) Rahul cleans the room every Saturday. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) What is Priya eating for lunch? (d) Turn left at the temple.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) salty

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