Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 848 · 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?
   “rahul and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Saanvi writes a poem every week” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya draws in art class a picture. (b) Kavya a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Kavya a picture in art class. (d) Kavya draws a picture in art class.
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The shopkeeper.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Told us a story. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Although he was tired.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. He flew it. (b) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Slept on the sofa.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) loud (d) salty
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Maria planted Maria's sapling. Maria watered it. (c) Maria planted her sapling. She watered it.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya and aisha will come to my house on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha packed Aisha's bag. Aisha carried it. (b) Aisha packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Aisha packed her bag. Her carried it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Delhi in August.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) in (d) my
22. 22.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Isha found a pink shell. (b) Isha found a small shell. (c) Isha found a shell. (d) Isha found a small pink shell.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Carried a crumb.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul was born in the month of january.” (a) of (b) in (c) born (d) january
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) spicy (d) prickly
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Flew high in the sky.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a white flower. (b) Maria picked a tiny white flower. (c) Maria picked a flower. (d) Maria picked a tiny flower.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “bell” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “won” (d) after “everyone”
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Manav drawing in class? (b) Manav is what drawing in class? (c) What Manav is drawing in class? (d) Is what Manav drawing in class?
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
35. 35.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ananya picked a flower. (b) Ananya picked a tiny white flower. (c) Ananya picked a white flower. (d) Ananya picked a tiny flower.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Ishaan planted Ishaan's sapling. Ishaan watered it. (c) Ishaan planted his sapling. Him watered it.
37. 37.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.These words are mixed up: washes / the / car / Sundays / on / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Priya the car on Sundays. (b) Priya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Priya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Priya washes on Sundays the car.
39. 39.Which of these is a statement? (a) Diya catches the bus at seven. (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) How colourful the rangoli is! (d) Who is Saanvi calling?
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4

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