Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 951 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in lucknow on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) old (c) visited (d) lucknow
4. 4.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a small shell. (b) Kabir found a shell. (c) Kabir found a small pink shell. (d) Kabir found a pink shell.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha waters in the evening the plants. (b) Sneha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening. (d) Sneha the plants waters in the evening.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The village pond. (d) Before the sun set.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a bright moon!” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.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.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) my (b) with (c) on (d) sunday
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Zoya going after school? (b) Zoya is where going after school? (c) Where Zoya is going after school? (d) Where is Zoya going after school?
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from mysuru in February.” (a) from (b) came (c) in (d) mysuru
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.These words are mixed up: in / draws / a / Tara / picture / class / art
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Tara a picture in art class. (b) Tara a picture draws in art class. (c) Tara draws a picture in art class. (d) Tara draws in art class a picture.
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Rohan travelling to school? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Rahul sings a song in the morning.
17. 17.Which of these is a statement? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) What is Kabir eating for lunch? (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Nisha packs the school bag at night.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a picture draws in art class. (b) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (d) Kabir draws a picture in art class.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) When the bell rang. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in patna on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir painted Kabir's pot. Kabir sold it. (b) Kabir painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Kabir painted his pot. He sold it.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya draws a picture in art class.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
25. 25.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a big dog. (b) Dev saw a dog. (c) Dev saw a big black dog. (d) Dev saw a black dog.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Imran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) spicy
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Cooked dal for dinner. (d) Running in the park.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “a” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “My” (d) after “got”
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.These words are mixed up: at / Tenzin / packs / bag / night / the / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (b) Tenzin the school bag packs at night. (c) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (d) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “off” (d) after “his”
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) rough (d) spicy
34. 34.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Zoya ate a mango. (b) Zoya ate a juicy mango. (c) Zoya ate a yellow mango. (d) Zoya ate a juicy yellow mango.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Who is Yash calling? (d) What a sweet mango!
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Joseph is playing cricket? (b) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (c) Is where Joseph playing cricket? (d) Joseph is where playing cricket?
37. 37.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) school (b) january (c) the (d) reopens

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