Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 37 · 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) The ice cream seller. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Collected nuts.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
3. 3.Maria wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) wooden
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Tara picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Tara picked Tara's mango. Tara ate it.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) bright (d) spicy
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Kunal wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) round (c) cross
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
13. 13.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Diya picked a flower. (b) Diya picked a yellow flower. (c) Diya picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Diya picked a pretty flower.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The red kite. (d) Gave me a pencil.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “parrot” (b) after “hello” (c) after “talk” (d) after “The”
17. 17.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Aisha ate a juicy mango. (b) Aisha ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Aisha ate a mango. (d) Aisha ate a yellow mango.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a kite. (b) Priya flew a red kite. (c) Priya flew a small red kite. (d) Priya flew a small kite.
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Zoya the dog on Sundays. (b) Zoya the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Zoya brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Zoya brushes the dog on Sundays.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) sweet
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and ananya will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
23. 23.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 because we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Joseph washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Joseph washed Joseph's bicycle. Joseph rode it.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Omkar laughing?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sweet (d) bright
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) my (b) made (c) for (d) sweets
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first wednesday of december.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) shiny (d) noisy
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tara wore a new cap. (b) Tara wore a cap. (c) Tara wore a new blue cap. (d) Tara wore a blue cap.

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