Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 139 · 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.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Because it was raining. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Maria opened a small yellow umbrella. (b) Maria opened an umbrella. (c) Maria opened a small umbrella. (d) Maria opened a yellow umbrella.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) test (c) we (d) on
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to lucknow for Onam last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last (d) to
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Aisha found her kite. She flew it. (c) Aisha found Aisha's kite. Aisha flew it.
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “was” (c) after “cake” (d) after “second”
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “was” (b) after “We” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.These words are mixed up: after / Meera / banana / eats / school / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera a banana eats after school. (b) Meera eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Meera a banana after school. (d) Meera eats after school a banana.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a brown dog. (b) Vikram saw a little brown dog. (c) Vikram saw a little dog. (d) Vikram saw a dog.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
19. 19.Aisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.These words are mixed up: room / every / Saturday / Maria / the / cleans
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cleans Maria the room every Saturday. (b) Maria cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Maria the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Maria cleans the room every Saturday.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun and dev will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) loud (d) fluffy
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “very” (c) after “we” (d) after “was”
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) sour
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “it” (c) after “baked” (d) after “Grandma”
28. 28.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Nisha saw a blue butterfly. (b) Nisha saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Nisha saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Nisha saw a butterfly.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) salty
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) june (b) holidays (c) after (d) reopens
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Vikram leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Cooked dal for dinner. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The players.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sweet
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha sings a song in the morning.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question

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