Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 140 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Riya writes a poem every week. (b) Switch off the fan. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) What is Kabir eating for lunch?
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “meera met diya at the station in pune.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in indore starts in june.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in Chennai on sunday.” (a) fort (b) sunday (c) the (d) in
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Stopped at the gate.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (d) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi?
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan wrote Farhan's poem. Farhan read it. (b) Farhan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Farhan wrote his poem. He read it.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha bought her book. She read it. (b) Aisha bought her book. Her read it. (c) Aisha bought Aisha's book. Aisha read it.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Maria was born in the month of december.” (a) december (b) of (c) was (d) born
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) sweet (d) noisy
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “soon” (c) after “The” (d) after “to”
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) The doctor. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The firefighters. (d) Rang loudly.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rohan found a tiny shell. (b) Rohan found a shell. (c) Rohan found a pink shell. (d) Rohan found a tiny pink shell.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) quiet (c) bright (d) prickly
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Manav wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) square (c) bright
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (c) How is Imran travelling to school? (d) Please close the door.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Swam in the pond.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from kochi in december.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and farhan will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Priya going after school? (b) Is where Priya going after school? (c) Where Priya is going after school? (d) Priya is where going after school?
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul catches the bus at seven” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
32. 32.Rahul wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) wooden
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “won” (b) after “hard” (c) after “Our” (d) after “the”
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya washes the car on Sundays. (b) Washes Priya the car on Sundays. (c) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (d) Priya the car washes on Sundays.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) bright
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aarav met Ishaan at the station in jaipur.” (a) in (b) station (c) at (d) jaipur
39. 39.Arjun wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) hungry (c) lovely
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.

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