Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 807 · 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?
   “tara and isha will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “out” (d) after “a”
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Dev feeds the cat every morning.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (b) Diya the cat feeds every morning. (c) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Diya feeds every morning the cat.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) quiet (c) bright (d) sour
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha met Aarav at the station in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) station (c) met (d) in
11. 11.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it. (b) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rohan lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) near (b) the (c) lake (d) bhopal
16. 16.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Vikram flew a green kite. (b) Vikram flew a big green kite. (c) Vikram flew a big kite. (d) Vikram flew a kite.
17. 17.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (c) Kabir a picture draws in art class. (d) Kabir draws a picture in art class.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Meera picked a flower. (b) Meera picked a yellow flower. (c) Meera picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Meera picked a tiny flower.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) prickly (d) colourful
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun a storybook reads at night. (b) Arjun reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Arjun a storybook at night. (d) Arjun reads at night a storybook.
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a bright moon! (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Dev waters the plants in the evening. (d) How is Pooja travelling to school?
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Priya planted Priya's sapling. Priya watered it. (c) Priya planted her sapling. She watered it.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Our cat. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) after (b) in (c) january (d) the
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a red bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a bicycle.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Planted rice in the field. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The firefighters.
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and nisha will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) salty
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Imran washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Imran washed Imran's bicycle. Imran rode it.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4

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