Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 401 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “went” (c) after “a” (d) after “out”
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The old farmer.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Hid under the bed. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Our cat.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “was” (b) after “late” (c) after “bus” (d) after “The”
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “barked”
10. 10.Ananya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) smart (c) silly
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) As soon as we reached home.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “looked” (c) after “pen” (d) after “she”
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) smooth (d) sour
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya baked Riya's cake. Riya shared it. (b) Riya baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Riya baked her cake. Her shared it.
17. 17.Which of these is a question? (a) Ananya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Where is Ananya going after school?
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “cake” (c) after “baked” (d) after “Grandma”
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is who calling? (b) Who is Kavya calling? (c) Is who Kavya calling? (d) Who Kavya is calling?
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Arjun a song in the morning. (c) Arjun sings in the morning a song. (d) Arjun a song sings in the morning.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) My little brother. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) As soon as we reached home.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Put out the fire. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Swam in the pond.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran picked Simran's mango. Simran ate it. (b) Simran picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Simran picked her mango. She ate it.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Priya rode a new green bicycle. (b) Priya rode a new bicycle. (c) Priya rode a bicycle. (d) Priya rode a green bicycle.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: on / flies / the / a / kite / roof / Tenzin
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin a kite flies on the roof. (b) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof. (c) Flies Tenzin a kite on the roof. (d) Tenzin flies on the roof a kite.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is why crying? (b) Why is Diya crying? (c) Why Diya is crying? (d) Is why Diya crying?
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Tara drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed. (d) Tara drinks before bed warm milk.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Indore for Diwali last year.” (a) we (b) to (c) for (d) year
37. 37.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Riya laughing? (b) Diya reads a storybook at night. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) Water the plants today.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Meera cricket in the park. (c) Meera plays in the park cricket. (d) Meera plays cricket in the park.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Joseph rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Joseph rode a bicycle. (c) Joseph rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Joseph rode a red bicycle.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.

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