Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 8 · 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 complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The brown cow. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) on (c) we (d) in
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (b) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (c) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Zoya rice cooks for lunch.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan found Ishaan's kite. Ishaan flew it. (b) Ishaan found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Ishaan found his kite. He flew it.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Maria rice for lunch. (b) Maria cooks for lunch rice. (c) Maria cooks rice for lunch. (d) Maria rice cooks for lunch.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a lovely song!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev cooks rice for lunch. (b) Cooks Dev rice for lunch. (c) Dev rice cooks for lunch. (d) Dev cooks for lunch rice.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “hello” (c) after “The” (d) after “says”
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) loud (d) spicy
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “for” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) loud (d) smooth
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) Although he was tired. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya visits the library on Fridays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.These words are mixed up: storybook / Omkar / night / a / reads / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar a storybook reads at night. (b) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (c) Omkar reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Omkar a storybook at night.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Pooja laughing? (b) Why Pooja is laughing? (c) Pooja is why laughing? (d) Why is Pooja laughing?
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) lake (b) near (c) maria (d) in
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi?
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it. (c) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it.
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ishaan eats a banana after school.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
26. 26.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Isha saw a dog. (b) Isha saw a black dog. (c) Isha saw a small black dog. (d) Isha saw a small dog.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday I went to mysuru by train.” (a) went (b) to (c) mysuru (d) by
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) bitter (c) rough (d) colourful
30. 30.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Isha reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) our (b) cousins (c) we (d) on
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun met pooja at the station in kolkata.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
36. 36.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted an orange pot. (b) Maria painted a round pot. (c) Maria painted a pot. (d) Maria painted a round orange pot.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash packs the school bag at night.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) bitter (d) colourful
40. 40.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing

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