Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 85 · 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?
   “dev lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) rough (d) salty
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Tara reading today? (b) Is what Tara reading today? (c) Tara is what reading today? (d) What Tara is reading today?
4. 4.Joseph wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silly (c) smart
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
6. 6.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Zoya going after school? (b) Where Zoya is going after school? (c) Zoya is where going after school? (d) Where is Zoya going after school?
8. 8.Ananya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) wooden
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The cricket match. (d) Planted rice in the field.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rohan carried a big black bag. (b) Rohan carried a big bag. (c) Rohan carried a bag. (d) Rohan carried a black bag.
13. 13.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) test (c) a (d) on
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My father. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What is Arjun eating for lunch? (c) What a big cake! (d) Rahul catches the bus at seven.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: every / Saturday / room / the / Manav / cleans
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Manav cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Manav the room every Saturday. (d) Manav the room cleans every Saturday.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) maths (c) a (d) thursday
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Rahul a picture in art class. (c) Rahul draws a picture in art class. (d) Rahul a picture draws in art class.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Because it was raining.
22. 22.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Vikram playing cricket? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Rohan flies a kite on the roof. (d) What a noisy market!
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Sneha reads a storybook at night. (d) What is Kunal drawing in class?
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “I” (c) after “homework” (d) after “read”
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal bought his book. Him read it. (b) Kunal bought his book. He read it. (c) Kunal bought Kunal's book. Kunal read it.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) i (b) played (c) the (d) on
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for diwali last year.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
34. 34.Kunal wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) sad (c) glad
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) shiny (d) fluffy
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Diya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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