Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 182 · 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.Vikram wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) purple (c) sad
2. 2.Which of these is a command? (a) Imran catches the bus at seven. (b) Why is Simran laughing? (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) How bright the moon is!
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Riya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) square
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first saturday of february.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) If you come early.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.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 “Riya” (d) after “looked”
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in lucknow starts in april.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.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 “It” (c) after “was” (d) after “cold”
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The brown cow.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Put out the fire. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) diwali (b) aunt (c) sweets (d) made
17. 17.These words are mixed up: for / rice / lunch / Rahul / cooks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch. (c) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (d) Rahul rice cooks for lunch.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is what reading today? (b) Is what Sneha reading today? (c) What is Sneha reading today? (d) What Sneha is reading today?
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “reached” (c) after “sand” (d) after “We”
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.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Kabir is leaving for Delhi? (b) Kabir is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Kabir leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Kabir leaving for Delhi?
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
24. 24.Which of these is a command? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Why is Aarav laughing? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Arjun washes the car on Sundays.
25. 25.Aisha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) square
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is why crying? (b) Is why Aisha crying? (c) Why is Aisha crying? (d) Why Aisha is crying?
27. 27.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a white dog. (b) Vikram saw a dog. (c) Vikram saw a little dog. (d) Vikram saw a little white dog.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Where is Joseph playing cricket? (c) Rahul visits the library on Fridays. (d) What a long train!
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) loud (d) smooth
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Rohan the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Rohan kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Rohan the ball in the garden.
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Omkar a poem every week. (b) Omkar writes every week a poem. (c) Omkar writes a poem every week. (d) Omkar a poem writes every week.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) sticky (d) shiny
35. 35.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Farhan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Zoya the library on Fridays. (c) Zoya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Zoya visits the library on Fridays.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kite” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “a” (d) after “it”
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The players ran onto the field.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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