Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 351 · 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.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in bhopal starts in february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a sweet mango” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) reopens (b) school (c) holidays (d) our
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) bright (d) bitter
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
9. 9.Vikram wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) tiny (c) huge
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
11. 11.These words are mixed up: picture / class / Farhan / a / draws / art / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Farhan a picture in art class. (c) Farhan draws a picture in art class. (d) Farhan a picture draws in art class.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Kavya wrote Kavya's poem. Kavya read it. (c) Kavya wrote her poem. Her read it.
14. 14.Rohan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quick (c) slow
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) sweet
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
18. 18.Aarav wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) sad (c) glad
19. 19.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar wrote Omkar's poem. Omkar read it. (b) Omkar wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Omkar wrote his poem. He read it.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) spicy
22. 22.Meera wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) noisy (d) sweet
25. 25.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Diya drawing in class? (b) How bright the moon is! (c) Manav plays cricket in the park. (d) Water the plants today.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Farhan the ball in the garden. (b) Farhan the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Farhan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Farhan kicks in the garden the ball.
28. 28.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) quiet
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Farhan crying? (b) Why is Farhan crying? (c) Why Farhan is crying? (d) Farhan is why crying?
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the plants waters in the evening. (b) Yash waters in the evening the plants. (c) Yash waters the plants in the evening. (d) Waters Yash the plants in the evening.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran cricket plays in the park. (b) Simran plays cricket in the park. (c) Simran plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Simran cricket in the park.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “went” (c) after “out” (d) after “The”
36. 36.These words are mixed up: class / Priya / in / picture / art / draws / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Priya a picture in art class. (b) Priya draws a picture in art class. (c) Priya a picture draws in art class. (d) Priya draws in art class a picture.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya washed Priya's bicycle. Priya rode it. (b) Priya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Priya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
38. 38.These words are mixed up: morning / feeds / cat / Tenzin / the / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Tenzin the cat every morning. (c) Tenzin feeds every morning the cat. (d) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Yash cleans the room every Saturday. (b) What a lovely song! (c) Why is Rahul crying? (d) Water the plants today.

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