Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 825 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev baked Dev's cake. Dev shared it. (b) Dev baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Dev baked his cake. He shared it.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) Running in the park.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) my (b) made (c) sweets (d) aunt
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please pass the salt.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Arjun leaving for Delhi? (b) Arjun is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Arjun is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Arjun leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.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 “says” (d) after “every”
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Pooja has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram and manav will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) sweet
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Joseph playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Nisha wore a cap. (b) Nisha wore a new blue cap. (c) Nisha wore a blue cap. (d) Nisha wore a new cap.
17. 17.Simran wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) ugly (c) lovely
18. 18.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is who calling? (b) Who Ishaan is calling? (c) Is who Ishaan calling? (d) Who is Ishaan calling?
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Yash the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Yash kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Yash the ball in the garden.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aarav rode a new bicycle. (b) Aarav rode a bicycle. (c) Aarav rode a green bicycle. (d) Aarav rode a new green bicycle.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir wore new clothes on Onam.” (a) clothes (b) new (c) kabir (d) wore
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Isha crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Nisha lives near the lake in indore.” (a) near (b) lake (c) lives (d) indore
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Kavya crying? (b) Why is Kavya crying? (c) Kavya is why crying? (d) Why Kavya is crying?
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Kunal the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Kunal cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Cleans Kunal the room every Saturday.
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Tara flies a kite on the roof. (d) What is Dev reading today?
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Maria brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) Omkar waters the plants in the evening. (b) What is Priya eating for lunch? (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
34. 34.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Priya going after school? (b) Line up near the door. (c) Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden. (d) What a beautiful garden!
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Hid under the bed.
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Rohan washes the car on Sundays. (c) What is Kunal eating for lunch? (d) Sit down quietly.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to mysuru for eid last year.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Yash going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Saanvi a song in the morning. (b) Saanvi a song sings in the morning. (c) Saanvi sings a song in the morning. (d) Saanvi sings in the morning a song.

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