Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 310 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) salty (d) smooth
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) rough (d) spicy
4. 4.Tara wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) hot (c) chilly
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a question? (a) Imran writes a poem every week. (b) What a cold morning! (c) What is Arjun reading today? (d) Sit down quietly.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Grandpa. (d) While Mum was cooking.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) My aunt. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The rain fell all night.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kavya rides a bicycle to school. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) What is Kabir eating for lunch?
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
14. 14.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rohan eating for lunch? (b) What is Rohan eating for lunch? (c) Rohan is what eating for lunch? (d) What Rohan is eating for lunch?
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) rough (c) bitter (d) colourful
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera picked Meera's mango. Meera ate it. (b) Meera picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Meera picked her mango. Her ate it.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: school / at / Tara / the / night / packs / bag
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Tara the school bag at night. (b) Tara packs the school bag at night. (c) Tara the school bag packs at night. (d) Tara packs at night the school bag.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Priya crying? (b) Priya is why crying? (c) Why Priya is crying? (d) Why is Priya crying?
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Cleans Isha the room every Saturday. (c) Isha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Isha the room cleans every Saturday.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Meera painted a round pot. (b) Meera painted a pot. (c) Meera painted a round blue pot. (d) Meera painted a blue pot.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “it” (b) after “says” (c) after “talk” (d) after “hello”
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
31. 31.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
34. 34.Zoya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “at” (c) after “The” (d) after “waited”
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The train. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) Although he was tired.
39. 39.Aisha wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) afraid (c) brave
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.

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