Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 187 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “our” (d) after “she”
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
4. 4.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Running in the park. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Manav the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Manav the ball in the garden. (d) Manav kicks the ball in the garden.
7. 7.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 but we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
8. 8.Meera wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Aarav rides a bicycle to school. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What is Aisha drawing in class? (d) How bright the moon is!
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) colourful
12. 12.Vikram wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) ancient (c) new
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.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 so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: a / in / morning / song / the / Sneha / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha sings a song in the morning. (b) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Sneha a song in the morning. (d) Sneha a song sings in the morning.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is when leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Priya leaving for Delhi? (c) When Priya is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Priya leaving for Delhi?
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Rohan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Rohan the room every Saturday. (d) Rohan the room cleans every Saturday.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “imran lives near the lake in Shimla.” (a) lives (b) in (c) near (d) imran
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) loud (d) fluffy
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Rohan painted a small orange pot. (b) Rohan painted an orange pot. (c) Rohan painted a pot. (d) Rohan painted a small pot.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “hurt” (b) after “fell” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “his”
23. 23.Which of these is a statement? (a) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Please close the door. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Why is Kabir laughing?
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) A small mouse. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “cake” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “too”
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) sweets (b) made (c) pongal (d) aunt
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Farhan the room every Saturday. (c) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Farhan the room cleans every Saturday.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: Simran / seven / at / bus / catches / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran the bus catches at seven. (b) Simran catches the bus at seven. (c) Simran catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Simran the bus at seven.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) rough (d) colourful
34. 34.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Sneha lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Sneha lost Sneha's pencil. Sneha found it.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Manav laughing?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) rough
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the plants waters in the evening. (b) Ishaan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Ishaan the plants in the evening. (d) Ishaan waters the plants in the evening.

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