Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 246 · 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 of these is a command? (a) What a lovely song! (b) Aisha draws a picture in art class. (c) Why is Kabir laughing? (d) Line up near the door.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Imran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) wooden (c) bright
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Nisha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) salty (d) quiet
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) salty (d) smooth
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
11. 11.Isha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) wooden (c) cross
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Kabir wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) cross (c) calm
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Dev a banana after school. (b) Dev a banana eats after school. (c) Dev eats a banana after school. (d) Dev eats after school a banana.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a little white dog. (b) Dev saw a white dog. (c) Dev saw a little dog. (d) Dev saw a dog.
18. 18.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav was born in the month of october.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Joseph laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
21. 21.These words are mixed up: a / writes / poem / Ananya / every / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Ananya a poem every week. (b) Ananya writes a poem every week. (c) Ananya a poem writes every week. (d) Ananya writes every week a poem.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Pooja eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from mysuru in october.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Aisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Helps Aisha Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Aisha Grandma helps in the kitchen.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) When the bell rang. (d) My father.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to mysuru by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Vikram eating for lunch? (b) What Vikram is eating for lunch? (c) What is Vikram eating for lunch? (d) Vikram is what eating for lunch?
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Kabir the plants in the evening. (b) Kabir waters the plants in the evening. (c) Kabir the plants waters in the evening. (d) Kabir waters in the evening the plants.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is where going after school? (b) Where is Tenzin going after school? (c) Where Tenzin is going after school? (d) Is where Tenzin going after school?
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from bhopal in February.” (a) from (b) bhopal (c) uncle (d) came
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Omkar picked a flower. (b) Omkar picked a white flower. (c) Omkar picked a pretty flower. (d) Omkar picked a pretty white flower.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kavya lives near the lake in agra.” (a) near (b) lives (c) in (d) agra

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