Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 398 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) If you come early. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from mysuru in january.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (c) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (d) Simran rides a bicycle to school.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kite” (b) after “My” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kind”
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is why laughing? (b) Why Zoya is laughing? (c) Why is Zoya laughing? (d) Is why Zoya laughing?
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket.
12. 12.Isha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) wooden
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Farhan calling? (b) Farhan is who calling? (c) Who Farhan is calling? (d) Who is Farhan calling?
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Saanvi travelling to school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
15. 15.Kunal wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) round (c) afraid
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Rang loudly. (c) The train. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Omkar is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Omkar leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Omkar leaving for Delhi?
19. 19.Farhan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) spicy (c) dull
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) all (b) met (c) our (d) we
23. 23.These words are mixed up: draws / in / picture / a / Isha / class / art
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Isha a picture in art class. (c) Isha draws a picture in art class. (d) Isha draws in art class a picture.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir packed Kabir's bag. Kabir carried it. (b) Kabir packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Kabir packed his bag. He carried it.
25. 25.Pooja wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) ugly (c) lovely
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Simran drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha draws in art class a picture. (b) Nisha a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Nisha a picture in art class. (d) Nisha draws a picture in art class.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) shiny (c) quiet (d) smooth
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Manav bought a balloon. (b) Manav bought a big balloon. (c) Manav bought a purple balloon. (d) Manav bought a big purple balloon.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Wednesday I went to Shimla by train.” (a) train (b) last (c) to (d) by
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Kunal laughing? (b) Sit down quietly. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Maria feeds the cat every morning.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Chennai in December.” (a) uncle (b) my (c) came (d) in
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “the” (c) after “We” (d) after “was”
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Since it was late. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Two ducks.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Tara drawing in class?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He

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