Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 319 · 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) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) quiet
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “The” (c) after “every” (d) after “can”
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in august.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
8. 8.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) My grandmother. (d) While Mum was cooking.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Farhan picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Farhan picked Farhan's mango. Farhan ate it.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “soon” (b) after “to” (c) after “began” (d) after “dark”
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kunal is eating for lunch? (b) Kunal is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Kunal eating for lunch? (d) What is Kunal eating for lunch?
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a red balloon. (b) Riya bought a round red balloon. (c) Riya bought a round balloon. (d) Riya bought a balloon.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: roof / a / flies / the / Isha / on / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Isha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Isha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Isha a kite on the roof.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a butterfly. (b) Rahul saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Rahul saw an orange butterfly.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) Put out the fire. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
20. 20.Kabir wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) noisy
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) The baby elephant.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “The” (c) after “baby” (d) after “was”
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) sour (d) sticky
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Yash drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Yash warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Yash warm milk before bed.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Fell all night. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) Zoya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Who is Rohan calling?
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a yellow mango. (b) Priya ate a mango. (c) Priya ate a big mango. (d) Priya ate a big yellow mango.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Maria ate a juicy mango. (b) Maria ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Maria ate a mango. (d) Maria ate a yellow mango.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) If you come early.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir bought his book. Him read it. (b) Kabir bought his book. He read it. (c) Kabir bought Kabir's book. Kabir read it.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: warm / milk / drinks / before / bed / Kavya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Kavya warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Kavya warm milk before bed. (d) Kavya drinks before bed warm milk.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Dev found a shell. (b) Dev found a pink shell. (c) Dev found a small shell. (d) Dev found a small pink shell.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) cousins (b) holi (c) our (d) all
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
39. 39.Zoya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) hungry (c) quick
40. 40.Pooja wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) spicy

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