Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 40 · 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?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “children”
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kavya is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Kavya eating for lunch? (c) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (d) Kavya is what eating for lunch?
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara lost Tara's pencil. Tara found it. (b) Tara lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Tara lost her pencil. Her found it.
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “pooja and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “baked” (c) after “Grandma” (d) after “cake”
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Ishaan cooks rice for lunch.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted an orange pot. (b) Imran painted a pot. (c) Imran painted a round orange pot. (d) Imran painted a round pot.
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) How is Ananya travelling to school? (d) Tara packs the school bag at night.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) While Mum was cooking.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya writes a poem every week.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
17. 17.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cold morning! (b) Why is Kunal laughing? (c) Aisha packs the school bag at night. (d) Please feed the cat.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: the / morning / every / cat / Arjun / feeds
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Arjun the cat every morning. (b) Arjun feeds the cat every morning. (c) Arjun the cat feeds every morning. (d) Arjun feeds every morning the cat.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya bought her book. Her read it. (b) Ananya bought Ananya's book. Ananya read it. (c) Ananya bought her book. She read it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (b) Tara washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Tara the car on Sundays. (d) Tara the car washes on Sundays.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sour
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “for” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “puppy”
26. 26.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which of these is a command? (a) Riya writes a poem every week. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Why is Manav crying?
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav and imran will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Nisha wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) clothes (b) diwali (c) new (d) wore
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a small orange pot. (b) Kabir painted a pot. (c) Kabir painted a small pot. (d) Kabir painted an orange pot.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav painted Manav's pot. Manav sold it. (b) Manav painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Manav painted his pot. He sold it.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul packed Rahul's bag. Rahul carried it. (b) Rahul packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Rahul packed his bag. Him carried it.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav and i played in the park on Monday.” (a) and (b) the (c) played (d) i
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara met Kunal at the station in Surat.” (a) met (b) the (c) at (d) tara
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera the library visits on Fridays. (b) Meera visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Meera the library on Fridays. (d) Meera visits on Fridays the library.

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