Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 400 · 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 bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) My sister. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: a / Tenzin / every / week / poem / writes
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (b) Tenzin a poem writes every week. (c) Tenzin writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Tenzin a poem every week.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
7. 7.Ananya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) huge (c) tiny
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) reopens (b) school (c) september (d) the
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.These words are mixed up: a / kite / the / Zoya / flies / roof / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Zoya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Ishaan a picture in art class. (b) Ishaan a picture draws in art class. (c) Ishaan draws a picture in art class. (d) Ishaan draws in art class a picture.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (b) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (c) Sneha sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Sneha a song in the morning.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Zoya rides a bicycle to school.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
17. 17.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kunal picked a tiny white flower. (b) Kunal picked a flower. (c) Kunal picked a white flower. (d) Kunal picked a tiny flower.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from pune in September.” (a) came (b) pune (c) from (d) uncle
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
20. 20.These words are mixed up: in / the / Grandma / kitchen / Imran / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Imran Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Imran Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Imran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Imran helps Grandma in the kitchen.
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
22. 22.These words are mixed up: drinks / warm / before / milk / bed / Riya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Riya warm milk before bed. (c) Riya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Riya drinks before bed warm milk.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev catches the bus at seven. (b) Dev the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Dev the bus at seven. (d) Dev catches at seven the bus.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Rahul laughing? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Pooja washes the car on Sundays.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha and Vikram will come to my house on sunday.” (a) my (b) sunday (c) on (d) house
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in kochi starts in October.” (a) in (b) starts (c) big (d) kochi
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) saturday (b) on (c) go (d) with
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Priya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) afraid (c) brave
37. 37.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a tall green house. (b) Dev drew a house. (c) Dev drew a tall house. (d) Dev drew a green house.
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya was born in the month of July.” (a) the (b) priya (c) in (d) was

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