Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 257 · 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?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “nisha met sneha at the station in kolkata.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “manav lives near the lake in Agra.” (a) the (b) lives (c) manav (d) in
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Tenzin wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) bright (c) dull
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ananya painted a round pot. (b) Ananya painted a pot. (c) Ananya painted a round orange pot. (d) Ananya painted an orange pot.
10. 10.Arjun wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) calm (c) cross
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Isha fixed Isha's toy car. Isha played with it. (c) Isha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
13. 13.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Aarav playing cricket? (b) Aarav is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (d) Where Aarav is playing cricket?
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar the car washes on Sundays. (b) Omkar washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Omkar the car on Sundays. (d) Omkar washes the car on Sundays.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) lake (b) in (c) the (d) bhopal
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha and I played in the park on friday.” (a) friday (b) played (c) in (d) the
21. 21.Aisha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) hot (c) chilly
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
23. 23.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 “won” (c) after “Our” (d) after “hard”
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Tenzin laughing? (b) Tenzin is why laughing? (c) Why Tenzin is laughing? (d) Why is Tenzin laughing?
25. 25.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Kavya leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Meera carried a bag. (b) Meera carried a blue bag. (c) Meera carried a heavy blue bag. (d) Meera carried a heavy bag.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in patna starts in January.” (a) big (b) starts (c) patna (d) in
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a green kite. (b) Farhan flew a big kite. (c) Farhan flew a big green kite. (d) Farhan flew a kite.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Vikram saw an orange butterfly. (b) Vikram saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Vikram saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Vikram saw a butterfly.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Zoya bought a purple balloon. (b) Zoya bought a big balloon. (c) Zoya bought a big purple balloon. (d) Zoya bought a balloon.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Joseph flies a kite on the roof.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “sky” (b) after “to” (c) after “it” (d) after “dark”
39. 39.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Sneha flew a small yellow kite. (b) Sneha flew a small kite. (c) Sneha flew a kite. (d) Sneha flew a yellow kite.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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