Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 806 · 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?
   “my birthday is on the first sunday of september.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
3. 3.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “The” (c) after “on” (d) after “got”
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) bitter (d) loud
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in pune on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Diya draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tenzin saw a small brown dog. (b) Tenzin saw a dog. (c) Tenzin saw a small dog. (d) Tenzin saw a brown dog.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) the (c) jaipur (d) near
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) my (b) the (c) with (d) i
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The bright moon. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
18. 18.These words are mixed up: brushes / the / Sundays / on / Kunal / dog
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Kunal brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Kunal the dog on Sundays. (d) Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays.
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tara is reading today? (b) Tara is what reading today? (c) Is what Tara reading today? (d) What is Tara reading today?
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) spicy
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Hid under the bed.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “a” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “ripe”
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed. (c) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran lost Simran's pencil. Simran found it. (b) Simran lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Simran lost her pencil. Her found it.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Tara laughing? (b) Tara is why laughing? (c) Is why Tara laughing? (d) Why Tara is laughing?
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) The village pond.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: in / the / kitchen / Yash / helps / Grandma
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Yash helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Yash Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Yash Grandma in the kitchen.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “baby” (c) after “we” (d) after “sleeping”
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Isha calling? (b) Is who Isha calling? (c) Isha is who calling? (d) Who Isha is calling?
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Aisha going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “race” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “the”
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening. (c) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (d) Sneha waters in the evening the plants.
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Please speak slowly. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) Why is Saanvi laughing?
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun packs the school bag at night.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Told us a story.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Arjun wore a new cap. (b) Arjun wore a new red cap. (c) Arjun wore a red cap. (d) Arjun wore a cap.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement

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