Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 248 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “joseph lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
3. 3.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a house. (b) Aarav drew a tall green house. (c) Aarav drew a tall house. (d) Aarav drew a green house.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in chennai on Thursday.” (a) old (b) chennai (c) fort (d) the
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Our cat. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The train left the station at nine.
7. 7.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Tenzin baked Tenzin's cake. Tenzin shared it. (c) Tenzin baked his cake. Him shared it.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kunal saw a huge elephant. (b) Kunal saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Kunal saw a grey elephant. (d) Kunal saw an elephant.
11. 11.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Isha found her kite. She flew it.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (b) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The village pond. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Monday I went to Patna by train.” (a) last (b) by (c) went (d) train
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Monday.” (a) visited (b) in (c) we (d) fort
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (b) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Our teacher. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Eid.” (a) on (b) met (c) our (d) we
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found his kite. He flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to pune by train.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Kunal picked Kunal's mango. Kunal ate it. (c) Kunal picked his mango. He ate it.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “got” (c) after “it” (d) after “stuck”
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev lost Dev's pencil. Dev found it. (b) Dev lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Dev lost his pencil. Him found it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Farhan found a tiny white shell. (b) Farhan found a tiny shell. (c) Farhan found a white shell. (d) Farhan found a shell.
30. 30.Tara 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) purple
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The little puppy. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
32. 32.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) Danced in the rain. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Monday of November.” (a) the (b) is (c) birthday (d) my
35. 35.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ananya saw a dog. (b) Ananya saw a little dog. (c) Ananya saw a little brown dog. (d) Ananya saw a brown dog.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a tiny pink shell. (b) Kunal found a shell. (c) Kunal found a pink shell. (d) Kunal found a tiny shell.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) february (b) school (c) in (d) reopens
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Isha planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Isha planted Isha's sapling. Isha watered it.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Manav the bus at seven. (c) Manav catches at seven the bus. (d) Manav catches the bus at seven.

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