Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 322 · 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 of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Two ducks. (d) Since it was late.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Meera fixed Meera's toy car. Meera played with it. (c) Meera fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) prickly (d) loud
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Simran going after school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “homework” (c) after “then” (d) after “my”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a heavy bag. (b) Imran carried a bag. (c) Imran carried a heavy black bag. (d) Imran carried a black bag.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) all (b) met (c) diwali (d) on
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Zoya kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Zoya kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Zoya the ball in the garden.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “a” (c) after “cake” (d) after “baked”
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Friday.” (a) with (b) to (c) the (d) i
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Ishaan helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Ishaan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Ishaan Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan plays in the park cricket. (b) Farhan cricket plays in the park. (c) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Farhan cricket in the park.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: milk / before / Meera / bed / drinks / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Meera warm milk before bed. (b) Meera drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Meera drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Meera warm milk drinks before bed.
19. 19.Maria wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) silly (c) smart
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “on” (b) after “train” (c) after “got” (d) after “arrived”
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
23. 23.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aarav bought a red balloon. (b) Aarav bought a balloon. (c) Aarav bought a round balloon. (d) Aarav bought a round red balloon.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rohan drew a tall red house. (b) Rohan drew a house. (c) Rohan drew a tall house. (d) Rohan drew a red house.
25. 25.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a small kite. (b) Farhan flew a red kite. (c) Farhan flew a small red kite. (d) Farhan flew a kite.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Aarav painted Aarav's pot. Aarav sold it. (c) Aarav painted his pot. Him sold it.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) sour (d) loud
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Pune starts in january.” (a) january (b) starts (c) big (d) in
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) When the school bus came.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Rahul playing cricket? (c) Where Rahul is playing cricket? (d) Where is Rahul playing cricket?
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) cousins (b) our (c) on (d) christmas
34. 34.Kunal wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) quiet
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) met (b) we (c) cousins (d) our
37. 37.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Vikram found a shell. (b) Vikram found a tiny shell. (c) Vikram found a white shell. (d) Vikram found a tiny white shell.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
39. 39.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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