Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 314 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “a” (c) after “cake” (d) after “smelled”
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) bright (d) noisy
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara rides to school a bicycle. (b) Tara rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Tara a bicycle to school. (d) Tara a bicycle rides to school.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Imran writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) spicy
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rohan saw a brown dog. (b) Rohan saw a big dog. (c) Rohan saw a dog. (d) Rohan saw a big brown dog.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
14. 14.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed. (b) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) thursday (b) with (c) dog (d) on
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Omkar flew a big kite. (b) Omkar flew a red kite. (c) Omkar flew a big red kite. (d) Omkar flew a kite.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: plays / in / park / Kabir / cricket / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir cricket plays in the park. (b) Kabir plays cricket in the park. (c) Kabir plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Kabir cricket in the park.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan met Dev at the station in Lucknow.” (a) farhan (b) in (c) the (d) at
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Kunal planted Kunal's sapling. Kunal watered it. (c) Kunal planted his sapling. He watered it.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: every / morning / feeds / cat / the / Farhan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan feeds the cat every morning. (b) Farhan feeds every morning the cat. (c) Farhan the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Farhan the cat every morning.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya draws in art class a picture. (b) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Ananya a picture in art class. (d) Ananya a picture draws in art class.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is where going after school? (b) Where is Zoya going after school? (c) Where Zoya is going after school? (d) Is where Zoya going after school?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Kolkata in february.” (a) came (b) from (c) uncle (d) february
33. 33.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Isha found a tiny white shell. (b) Isha found a white shell. (c) Isha found a shell. (d) Isha found a tiny shell.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “The” (c) after “bus” (d) after “late”
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “for” (d) after “hungry”
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev reads a storybook at night.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “homework” (c) after “then” (d) after “I”
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The train left the station at nine.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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