Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 154 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Priya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) wealthy (c) poor
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) shiny (d) bitter
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) cousins (b) we (c) on (d) met
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tenzin has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul catches the bus at seven. (b) Rahul the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Rahul the bus at seven. (d) Rahul catches at seven the bus.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bright (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) fluffy
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Kunal drawing in class? (b) How tall the tree is! (c) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
13. 13.Imran wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) glad (c) sad
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a red bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a new bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a new red bicycle.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Omkar crying? (b) Why Omkar is crying? (c) Omkar is why crying? (d) Is why Omkar crying?
16. 16.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aarav saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Aarav saw an orange butterfly. (c) Aarav saw a pretty orange butterfly. (d) Aarav saw a butterfly.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Imran laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The village pond. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: in / the / sings / morning / Vikram / a / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Vikram a song in the morning. (c) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (d) Vikram sings a song in the morning.
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.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Ananya a poem every week. (b) Ananya writes a poem every week. (c) Ananya writes every week a poem. (d) Ananya a poem writes every week.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) Our cat. (d) After we ate lunch.
25. 25.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Nisha rode a new green bicycle. (b) Nisha rode a bicycle. (c) Nisha rode a new bicycle. (d) Nisha rode a green bicycle.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Diya ate a mango. (b) Diya ate a big mango. (c) Diya ate a big ripe mango. (d) Diya ate a ripe mango.
29. 29.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.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “The” (c) after “we” (d) after “at”
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a round balloon. (b) Kabir bought a purple balloon. (c) Kabir bought a round purple balloon. (d) Kabir bought a balloon.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “closed” (c) after “went” (d) after “shop”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha wore new clothes on Baisakhi.” (a) isha (b) wore (c) on (d) new
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Vikram writes a poem every week. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Please close the door. (d) What is Arjun eating for lunch?
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Priya crying? (b) Priya is why crying? (c) Why is Priya crying? (d) Why Priya is crying?
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.

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