Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 989 · 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?
   “My uncle came from pune in December.” (a) pune (b) came (c) uncle (d) in
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in kolkata on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Put your books in the bag.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) Counted the coins. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
7. 7.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What is Maria drawing in class?
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Rahul calling?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) bright
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a funny joke! (b) Please close the door. (c) Saanvi rides a bicycle to school. (d) What is Nisha eating for lunch?
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Simran packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Simran packed Simran's bag. Simran carried it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
18. 18.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi? (c) How tasty the samosa is! (d) Zoya draws a picture in art class.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “train”
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tara bought a round balloon. (b) Tara bought a round purple balloon. (c) Tara bought a purple balloon. (d) Tara bought a balloon.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) smooth (d) bright
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Swam in the pond.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “a” (c) after “it” (d) after “Grandma”
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a balloon. (b) Riya bought a round balloon. (c) Riya bought a round red balloon. (d) Riya bought a red balloon.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) Running in the park.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “baby” (c) after “The” (d) after “was”
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Joseph bought a balloon. (b) Joseph bought a round balloon. (c) Joseph bought a red balloon. (d) Joseph bought a round red balloon.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Sneha saw an orange butterfly. (b) Sneha saw a butterfly. (c) Sneha saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Sneha saw a tiny orange butterfly.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aisha flew a red kite. (b) Aisha flew a kite. (c) Aisha flew a big kite. (d) Aisha flew a big red kite.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
34. 34.These words are mixed up: every / morning / the / Imran / feeds / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Imran the cat every morning. (b) Imran feeds the cat every morning. (c) Imran feeds every morning the cat. (d) Imran the cat feeds every morning.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) The red kite. (d) When the bell rang.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan met aarav at the station in patna.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Priya the plants in the evening. (c) Priya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Priya waters in the evening the plants.
40. 40.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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