Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 385 · 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?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “Our” (b) after “we” (c) after “hard” (d) after “team”
2. 2.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a yellow mango. (b) Priya ate a mango. (c) Priya ate a juicy yellow mango. (d) Priya ate a juicy mango.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Riya met Ishaan at the station in pune.” (a) the (b) pune (c) met (d) at
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from mysuru in august.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
7. 7.These words are mixed up: the / Omkar / plays / cricket / park / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar cricket plays in the park. (b) Omkar plays in the park cricket. (c) Omkar plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Omkar cricket in the park.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Because it was raining. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The shopkeeper.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash found Yash's kite. Yash flew it. (b) Yash found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Yash found his kite. He flew it.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The train left the station at nine.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Maria rode a bicycle. (b) Maria rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Maria rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Maria rode a green bicycle.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kabir playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Isha rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Dev a picture in art class. (c) Dev draws in art class a picture. (d) Dev draws a picture in art class.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran sings a song in the morning. (b) Imran a song sings in the morning. (c) Imran sings in the morning a song. (d) Sings Imran a song in the morning.
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Sneha crying?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) When the bell rang. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Manav / writes / a / poem / week / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav a poem writes every week. (b) Manav writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Manav a poem every week. (d) Manav writes a poem every week.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) shiny
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “milk” (c) after “over” (d) after “off”
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan the bus catches at seven. (b) Rohan catches at seven the bus. (c) Rohan catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Rohan the bus at seven.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to delhi for baisakhi last year.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. He posted it. (c) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it.
34. 34.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (d) Manav washes the car on Sundays.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
36. 36.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “his” (d) after “Kabir”
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Arjun is calling? (b) Arjun is who calling? (c) Who is Arjun calling? (d) Is who Arjun calling?
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3

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