Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 34 · 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 is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Nisha a poem every week. (b) Nisha writes a poem every week. (c) Nisha a poem writes every week. (d) Nisha writes every week a poem.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Meera the school bag at night. (c) Meera the school bag packs at night. (d) Meera packs the school bag at night.
4. 4.Aarav wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) wooden (c) lovely
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is eating for lunch? (b) Ananya is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (d) Is what Ananya eating for lunch?
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Slept on the sofa. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ran” (c) after “rang” (d) after “bell”
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Kochi in October.” (a) my (b) uncle (c) in (d) came
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Ishaan is going after school? (b) Is where Ishaan going after school? (c) Where is Ishaan going after school? (d) Ishaan is where going after school?
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
13. 13.These words are mixed up: night / a / storybook / Riya / at / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya a storybook reads at night. (b) Riya reads at night a storybook. (c) Riya reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Riya a storybook at night.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Omkar cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Omkar the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Omkar the room every Saturday.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Meera the bus at seven. (c) Meera catches the bus at seven. (d) Meera the bus catches at seven.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: Sundays / the / Dev / car / on / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Dev the car on Sundays. (b) Dev washes the car on Sundays. (c) Dev washes on Sundays the car. (d) Dev the car washes on Sundays.
18. 18.Yash wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) hungry
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya eats a banana after school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) loud
23. 23.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) sweets (b) my (c) aunt (d) for
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (c) When Saanvi is leaving for Delhi? (d) Saanvi is when leaving for Delhi?
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) sweet
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aarav packs the school bag at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) school (b) in (c) january (d) the
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Rahul baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Rahul baked Rahul's cake. Rahul shared it.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Because it was raining.
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi? (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Aarav feeds the cat every morning. (d) Please speak slowly.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The red kite. (d) Waiting for the bus.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in lucknow.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
39. 39.Omkar wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) brave (c) round
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) all (b) met (c) christmas (d) our

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