Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 971 · 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?
   “my uncle came from surat in august.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) rough (d) shiny
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “diya wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How big the cake is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera is how travelling to school? (b) How is Meera travelling to school? (c) Is how Meera travelling to school? (d) How Meera is travelling to school?
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Saanvi calling?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
7. 7.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ishaan painted a pot. (b) Ishaan painted an orange pot. (c) Ishaan painted a small orange pot. (d) Ishaan painted a small pot.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The rain. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “isha was born in the month of April.” (a) born (b) of (c) in (d) isha
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) prickly (d) quiet
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) sweet (d) bright
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kunal packs the school bag at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.Isha wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Diya painted a round pot. (b) Diya painted a pot. (c) Diya painted a round blue pot. (d) Diya painted a blue pot.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) quiet
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “inside” (b) after “turned” (c) after “strong” (d) after “The”
21. 21.These words are mixed up: kite / Tara / roof / on / the / flies / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Tara a kite on the roof. (c) Tara flies on the roof a kite. (d) Tara a kite flies on the roof.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rahul painted an orange pot. (b) Rahul painted a pot. (c) Rahul painted a small orange pot. (d) Rahul painted a small pot.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Nisha is travelling to school? (b) Nisha is how travelling to school? (c) How is Nisha travelling to school? (d) Is how Nisha travelling to school?
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Nisha baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Nisha baked Nisha's cake. Nisha shared it.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Vikram lost Vikram's pencil. Vikram found it. (c) Vikram lost his pencil. Him found it.
27. 27.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Sneha calling? (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Kabir cooks rice for lunch. (d) Switch off the fan.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rohan picked a flower. (b) Rohan picked a yellow flower. (c) Rohan picked a pretty flower. (d) Rohan picked a pretty yellow flower.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara met nisha at the station in indore.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (b) Priya washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Priya the car on Sundays. (d) Priya the car washes on Sundays.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
32. 32.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Blew the leaves away.
34. 34.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 “very” (c) after “hot” (d) after “It”
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Ananya saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Ananya saw a butterfly. (c) Ananya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Ananya saw an orange butterfly.
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Holi.” (a) aunt (b) for (c) my (d) sweets
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Sat next to me.

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