Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 873 · 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?
   “nisha wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
2. 2.These words are mixed up: Vikram / dog / Sundays / on / the / brushes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Vikram the dog on Sundays. (d) Vikram brushes on Sundays the dog.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from Kochi in February.” (a) from (b) came (c) uncle (d) my
4. 4.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Joseph saw a grey elephant. (b) Joseph saw an elephant. (c) Joseph saw a big grey elephant. (d) Joseph saw a big elephant.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “was”
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in bhopal.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The children. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a big red kite. (b) Imran flew a kite. (c) Imran flew a big kite. (d) Imran flew a red kite.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Isha warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav catches the bus at seven” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kunal saw a brown dog. (b) Kunal saw a little dog. (c) Kunal saw a dog. (d) Kunal saw a little brown dog.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) bright (d) smooth
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
18. 18.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 “ripe” (d) after “The”
19. 19.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) spicy (d) fluffy
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hot” (c) after “very” (d) after “cold”
22. 22.These words are mixed up: Isha / the / on / car / Sundays / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Isha the car on Sundays. (b) Isha the car washes on Sundays. (c) Isha washes on Sundays the car. (d) Isha washes the car on Sundays.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the library visits on Fridays. (b) Maria visits the library on Fridays. (c) Maria visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Maria the library on Fridays.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) my (d) for
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “omkar lives near the lake in Mysuru.” (a) lake (b) omkar (c) near (d) in
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (b) What Aisha is eating for lunch? (c) Aisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Aisha eating for lunch?
29. 29.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a house. (b) Aarav drew a small green house. (c) Aarav drew a small house. (d) Aarav drew a green house.
30. 30.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.These words are mixed up: night / packs / bag / at / school / the / Dev
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the school bag packs at night. (b) Dev packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Dev the school bag at night. (d) Dev packs the school bag at night.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) My grandmother. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
34. 34.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tenzin wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) wore (b) on (c) tenzin (d) clothes
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) My grandmother.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha baked Nisha's cake. Nisha shared it. (b) Nisha baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Nisha baked her cake. Her shared it.
39. 39.Yash wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) spicy (c) silly
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Tenzin laughing?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation

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