Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 12 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “bell” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Ishaan the ball in the garden. (d) Ishaan kicks in the garden the ball.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Diya sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.These words are mixed up: visits / on / Diya / library / the / Fridays
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Diya the library on Fridays. (c) Diya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Diya visits the library on Fridays.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya feeds the cat every morning” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “joseph met riya at the station in lucknow.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “simran wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
12. 12.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tenzin opened an umbrella. (b) Tenzin opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Tenzin opened a small umbrella. (d) Tenzin opened a small yellow umbrella.
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Flew high in the sky.
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Kavya drew a green house. (b) Kavya drew a small green house. (c) Kavya drew a house. (d) Kavya drew a small house.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha wore new clothes on eid.” (a) eid (b) on (c) new (d) wore
18. 18.These words are mixed up: park / Rahul / cricket / the / plays / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Rahul cricket in the park. (b) Rahul plays in the park cricket. (c) Rahul plays cricket in the park. (d) Rahul cricket plays in the park.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) loud (d) smooth
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Because it was raining.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) smooth
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
24. 24.Omkar wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) wooden (c) quick
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) with (b) the (c) dog (d) i
26. 26.Kunal wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) spicy (c) tiny
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rahul is eating for lunch? (b) Rahul is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (d) Is what Rahul eating for lunch?
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The players. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Kochi in december.” (a) december (b) from (c) came (d) in
32. 32.These words are mixed up: on / the / brushes / Sundays / Yash / dog
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Yash brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Yash brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Yash the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav cooks for lunch rice. (b) Aarav rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Aarav rice for lunch. (d) Aarav cooks rice for lunch.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) shiny (d) spicy
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) on (b) our (c) cousins (d) we
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) loud (d) bright
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan flies a kite on the roof” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “imran lives near the lake in Agra.” (a) imran (b) in (c) the (d) near
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sticky

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