Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 958 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “Aisha was born in the month of december.” (a) the (b) born (c) in (d) december
2. 2.These words are mixed up: school / a / Saanvi / rides / to / bicycle
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Saanvi a bicycle to school. (c) Saanvi rides to school a bicycle. (d) Saanvi rides a bicycle to school.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) A big black crow.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Nisha the room every Saturday. (b) Nisha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Nisha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Nisha cleans the room every Saturday.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Imran flew a kite. (b) Imran flew a small yellow kite. (c) Imran flew a small kite. (d) Imran flew a yellow kite.
6. 6.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Omkar painted Omkar's pot. Omkar sold it. (c) Omkar painted his pot. He sold it.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya wore new clothes on Pongal.” (a) priya (b) wore (c) clothes (d) on
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal cooks rice for lunch. (b) Kunal cooks for lunch rice. (c) Kunal rice cooks for lunch. (d) Cooks Kunal rice for lunch.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Blew the leaves away.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Riya carried a big bag. (b) Riya carried a bag. (c) Riya carried a big blue bag. (d) Riya carried a blue bag.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “got” (c) after “The” (d) after “arrived”
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) sticky (d) shiny
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kunal reading today? (b) Kunal is what reading today? (c) What Kunal is reading today? (d) Is what Kunal reading today?
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to pune for diwali last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) bright (d) sticky
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) noisy
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kabir visits the library on Fridays.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
27. 27.Pooja wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) square
28. 28.Priya wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) hungry (c) damp
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya the car washes on Sundays. (b) Riya washes on Sundays the car. (c) Riya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Riya the car on Sundays.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Zoya drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Sneha fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Sneha fixed Sneha's toy car. Sneha played with it.
33. 33.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Simran saw a tiny blue butterfly. (b) Simran saw a blue butterfly. (c) Simran saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Simran saw a butterfly.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Saanvi met Ananya at the station in agra.” (a) in (b) agra (c) station (d) met
36. 36.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “we” (c) after “hot” (d) after “was”
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Meera and Yash will come to my house on saturday.” (a) and (b) saturday (c) on (d) will
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She

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