Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 137 · 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 is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) While Mum was cooking.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “hard” (c) after “won” (d) after “practised”
4. 4.Farhan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) spicy
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it.
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “it” (b) after “turned” (c) after “dark” (d) after “to”
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is who calling? (b) Who Diya is calling? (c) Who is Diya calling? (d) Is who Diya calling?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) colourful (d) bitter
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Zoya the room every Saturday. (b) Zoya the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Zoya cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Zoya cleans every Saturday the room.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Isha the dog on Sundays. (b) Isha the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Isha brushes on Sundays the dog.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran packed Simran's bag. Simran carried it. (b) Simran packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Simran packed her bag. She carried it.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Vikram saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Vikram saw an orange butterfly. (c) Vikram saw a butterfly. (d) Vikram saw a tiny orange butterfly.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev met Kavya at the station in Delhi.” (a) station (b) dev (c) at (d) the
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
18. 18.Isha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Ananya is playing cricket? (b) Where is Ananya playing cricket? (c) Is where Ananya playing cricket? (d) Ananya is where playing cricket?
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
22. 22.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Riya carried a blue bag. (b) Riya carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Riya carried a bag. (d) Riya carried a heavy bag.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) Running in the park. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) A green parrot.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Sat on the wall.
26. 26.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “liked” (d) after “smiled”
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Pooja laughing? (b) Why is Pooja laughing? (c) Pooja is why laughing? (d) Why Pooja is laughing?
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha bought her book. Her read it. (b) Sneha bought her book. She read it. (c) Sneha bought Sneha's book. Sneha read it.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) noisy
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Jaipur in June.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) my (d) came
34. 34.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Riya picked a pretty white flower. (b) Riya picked a white flower. (c) Riya picked a pretty flower. (d) Riya picked a flower.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “she” (c) after “her” (d) after “looked”
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar draws a picture in art class.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) my (b) go (c) the (d) i
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) My best friend. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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