Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 355 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “cold” (c) after “drank” (d) after “hot”
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “teacher” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “our” (d) after “she”
3. 3.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Manav saw a grey elephant. (b) Manav saw a big elephant. (c) Manav saw an elephant. (d) Manav saw a big grey elephant.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “train” (c) after “people” (d) after “got”
5. 5.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to agra for baisakhi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Manav cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Please feed the cat. (c) Why is Kunal laughing? (d) What a funny joke!
10. 10.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Tenzin calling? (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Maria feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a sweet mango!
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “baby” (d) after “was”
12. 12.These words are mixed up: Sneha / the / packs / bag / at / school / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Sneha the school bag at night. (b) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (c) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (d) Sneha packs the school bag at night.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) salty (d) prickly
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a black bag. (b) Ishaan carried a big bag. (c) Ishaan carried a big black bag. (d) Ishaan carried a bag.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Zoya warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Zoya warm milk before bed. (d) Zoya drinks warm milk before bed.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Priya is travelling to school? (b) Priya is how travelling to school? (c) How is Priya travelling to school? (d) Is how Priya travelling to school?
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) loud (d) spicy
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Kolkata for diwali last year.” (a) went (b) year (c) diwali (d) last
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) in (c) a (d) maths
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Aisha the cat every morning. (c) Aisha the cat feeds every morning. (d) Aisha feeds the cat every morning.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Joseph painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Joseph painted Joseph's pot. Joseph sold it.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Rahul travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
31. 31.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 “read” (c) after “homework” (d) after “I”
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Surat on Monday.” (a) visited (b) we (c) on (d) in
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Our teacher. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: plays / the / park / cricket / in / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (b) Joseph cricket plays in the park. (c) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Joseph cricket in the park.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Meera travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) noisy
39. 39.“The little puppy.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea.

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