Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 289 · 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 sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “off” (b) after “milk” (c) after “over” (d) after “The”
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul the plants waters in the evening. (b) Rahul waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening. (d) Rahul waters the plants in the evening.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “The” (c) after “out” (d) after “a”
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Joseph crying? (b) Why Joseph is crying? (c) Is why Joseph crying? (d) Joseph is why crying?
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Why is Rohan laughing? (c) How tall the tree is! (d) Riya rides a bicycle to school.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “diya and kunal will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
10. 10.These words are mixed up: warm / Vikram / milk / drinks / before / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Vikram warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Vikram drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Vikram warm milk before bed.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Zoya rode a bicycle. (b) Zoya rode a red bicycle. (c) Zoya rode a new red bicycle. (d) Zoya rode a new bicycle.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ananya saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Ananya saw an elephant. (c) Ananya saw a huge elephant. (d) Ananya saw a grey elephant.
13. 13.Which of these is a command? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Where is Saanvi playing cricket? (c) Ananya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “barked” (c) after “it” (d) after “hungry”
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) Although he was tired.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a red bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a shiny bicycle.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar picked Omkar's mango. Omkar ate it. (b) Omkar picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Omkar picked his mango. He ate it.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (b) Kabir draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (d) Kabir a picture draws in art class.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) A small mouse.
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “The” (d) after “train”
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Rohan reading today? (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday.
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “a” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “The” (d) after “picked”
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan feeds the cat every morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The school bus.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Omkar leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
30. 30.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a butterfly. (b) Aisha saw a pretty blue butterfly. (c) Aisha saw a blue butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a pretty butterfly.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My best friend. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
33. 33.Which of these is a question? (a) Water the plants today. (b) How is Diya travelling to school? (c) Ishaan plays cricket in the park. (d) What a tasty samosa!
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
36. 36.Ananya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) sad (c) glad
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sweet (d) quiet
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav rides a bicycle to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Joseph wore an old blue cap. (b) Joseph wore a cap. (c) Joseph wore a blue cap. (d) Joseph wore an old cap.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because

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