Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 798 · 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) Maria feeds the cat every morning. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Why is Priya crying?
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
3. 3.These words are mixed up: flies / Aarav / the / roof / on / kite / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Aarav a kite flies on the roof. (c) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) A small mouse.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Saanvi flew a kite. (b) Saanvi flew a big green kite. (c) Saanvi flew a green kite. (d) Saanvi flew a big kite.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya sings in the morning a song. (b) Kavya a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Kavya a song in the morning. (d) Kavya sings a song in the morning.
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The new student.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Maria lost Maria's pencil. Maria found it. (c) Maria lost her pencil. She found it.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) What a long train! (c) Farhan brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) How is Yash travelling to school?
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Omkar is crying? (b) Is why Omkar crying? (c) Why is Omkar crying? (d) Omkar is why crying?
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “a”
18. 18.Priya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) round (c) poor
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) prickly
21. 21.Dev wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) wooden (c) quick
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kunal reading today?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “fell”
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in June.” (a) holidays (b) reopens (c) the (d) our
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “drank” (c) after “we” (d) after “It”
26. 26.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
27. 27.These words are mixed up: rides / to / Arjun / a / school / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun a bicycle rides to school. (b) Arjun rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Arjun a bicycle to school. (d) Arjun rides to school a bicycle.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Yash is reading today? (b) Is what Yash reading today? (c) Yash is what reading today? (d) What is Yash reading today?
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
32. 32.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) spicy (c) tiny
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran kicks the ball in the garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Diya travelling to school? (b) How Diya is travelling to school? (c) Diya is how travelling to school? (d) Is how Diya travelling to school?
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden.
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
39. 39.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aarav wore a cap. (b) Aarav wore an old cap. (c) Aarav wore an old red cap. (d) Aarav wore a red cap.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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