Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 888 · 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?
   “yash met farhan at the station in jaipur.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
2. 2.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Joseph found a white shell. (b) Joseph found a tiny white shell. (c) Joseph found a tiny shell. (d) Joseph found a shell.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Maria rice for lunch. (c) Maria cooks rice for lunch. (d) Maria cooks for lunch rice.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Vikram packs the school bag at night. (c) Why is Joseph laughing? (d) Put your books in the bag.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) noisy
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) prickly (c) sweet (d) colourful
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Farhan leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
14. 14.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) near (b) in (c) dev (d) the
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Grandpa.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Waiting for the bus.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
20. 20.These words are mixed up: draws / a / art / Yash / picture / class / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Yash a picture in art class. (b) Yash draws a picture in art class. (c) Yash a picture draws in art class. (d) Yash draws in art class a picture.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Priya painted a pot. (b) Priya painted a round pot. (c) Priya painted an orange pot. (d) Priya painted a round orange pot.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Sneha the car on Sundays. (b) Sneha washes on Sundays the car. (c) Sneha washes the car on Sundays. (d) Sneha the car washes on Sundays.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in chennai on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
26. 26.These words are mixed up: picture / in / draws / Riya / art / a / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Riya a picture in art class. (c) Riya a picture draws in art class. (d) Riya draws a picture in art class.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “Meera” (b) after “a” (c) after “planted” (d) after “seed”
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “it” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “every”
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sticky (d) bitter
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Which of these is a question? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Meera draws a picture in art class. (c) Where is Nisha going after school? (d) What a big cake!
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) While Mum was cooking.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha met Vikram at the station in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) at (c) in (d) station
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran washed Imran's bicycle. Imran rode it. (b) Imran washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Imran washed his bicycle. He rode it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Pooja waters the plants in the evening.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement

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