Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 392 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “for” (b) after “won” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) smooth (d) sour
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Pooja has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Swam in the pond.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) loud (d) colourful
8. 8.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
10. 10.Manav wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) square (c) ancient
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met Kavya at the station in agra.” (a) agra (b) in (c) met (d) station
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) smooth
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The school bell. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) When the bell rang.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha met nisha at the station in indore.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) After we ate lunch.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) met (b) our (c) all (d) we
23. 23.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Nisha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) wooden
25. 25.These words are mixed up: class / a / Kabir / art / draws / in / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (b) Kabir a picture draws in art class. (c) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (d) Kabir draws a picture in art class.
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it.
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Mysuru for diwali last year.” (a) for (b) diwali (c) year (d) went
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The new student sat next to me.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
33. 33.These words are mixed up: in / helps / kitchen / the / Grandma / Ishaan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Ishaan Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Ishaan helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Ishaan Grandma helps in the kitchen.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Running in the park. (d) The children.
35. 35.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Zoya opened a big umbrella. (b) Zoya opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Zoya opened an umbrella. (d) Zoya opened a striped umbrella.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Isha is playing cricket? (b) Where is Isha playing cricket? (c) Isha is where playing cricket? (d) Is where Isha playing cricket?
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.

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