Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 217 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Joseph found a small pink shell. (b) Joseph found a small shell. (c) Joseph found a pink shell. (d) Joseph found a shell.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Manav playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “kabir wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Nisha warm milk before bed. (b) Nisha drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Nisha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Nisha warm milk drinks before bed.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: the / Sneha / packs / night / school / bag / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha packs the school bag at night. (b) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (c) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Sneha the school bag at night.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Rohan and I played in the park on saturday.” (a) park (b) in (c) the (d) saturday
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “we” (c) after “hard” (d) after “team”
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in surat.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Arjun wore new clothes on eid.” (a) new (b) eid (c) clothes (d) on
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “at” (b) after “was” (c) after “bus” (d) after “late”
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “cake” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “sweet”
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Zoya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wooden
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “she” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan baked Farhan's cake. Farhan shared it. (b) Farhan baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Farhan baked his cake. Him shared it.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “children” (c) after “rang” (d) after “bell”
24. 24.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “cake” (d) after “a”
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Meera rode a bicycle. (b) Meera rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Meera rode a red bicycle. (d) Meera rode a shiny red bicycle.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Kavya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Kavya fixed Kavya's toy car. Kavya played with it.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) sour (d) colourful
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Aisha going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How bright the moon is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.These words are mixed up: seven / the / bus / Ananya / catches / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya catches at seven the bus. (b) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Ananya the bus at seven. (d) Ananya the bus catches at seven.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Tenzin the library on Fridays. (c) Tenzin the library visits on Fridays. (d) Tenzin visits the library on Fridays.
36. 36.Sneha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) wooden (c) quiet
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The ice cream seller.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar lost Omkar's pencil. Omkar found it. (b) Omkar lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Omkar lost his pencil. He found it.
39. 39.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Joseph the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Joseph brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Joseph the dog on Sundays.

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