Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 346 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Maria has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in delhi on Tuesday.” (a) fort (b) in (c) delhi (d) the
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Yash and Tenzin will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) come (b) wednesday (c) house (d) will
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kabir has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) prickly (c) spicy (d) loud
11. 11.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 “my” (d) after “I”
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a bag. (b) Tenzin carried a big bag. (c) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (d) Tenzin carried a big blue bag.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: Manav / rice / cooks / lunch / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav cooks for lunch rice. (b) Manav rice cooks for lunch. (c) Manav cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Manav rice for lunch.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) sweet (d) quiet
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (b) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it.
19. 19.Vikram wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) quick (c) slow
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kolkata on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kabir baked Kabir's cake. Kabir shared it. (c) Kabir baked his cake. He shared it.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Counted the coins.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) Danced in the rain.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tenzin and I played in the park on saturday.” (a) and (b) the (c) park (d) saturday
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) When the bell rang.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
28. 28.Tenzin wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.These words are mixed up: Yash / a / school / to / rides / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash a bicycle rides to school. (b) Yash rides to school a bicycle. (c) Yash rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Yash a bicycle to school.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) salty (c) bright (d) sticky
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) bitter (d) rough
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) What is Zoya eating for lunch?

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