Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 412 · 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 box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “off” (c) after “turned” (d) after “boiled”
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) my (b) made (c) for (d) sweets
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Vikram a song in the morning. (b) Vikram sings in the morning a song. (c) Vikram a song sings in the morning. (d) Vikram sings a song in the morning.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) smooth (d) quiet
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The little puppy. (d) Until the rain stopped.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first Sunday of February.” (a) the (b) birthday (c) is (d) my
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “drank” (b) after “It” (c) after “hot” (d) after “we”
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Meera wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) glad (c) sad
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Agra on Thursday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) on (d) we
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
14. 14.These words are mixed up: dog / brushes / on / the / Farhan / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Farhan the dog on Sundays. (b) Farhan brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Farhan brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Farhan the dog brushes on Sundays.
15. 15.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang his bell. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The tiny ant. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The school bus. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
19. 19.Which of these is a command? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Water the plants today. (c) Aisha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Where is Arjun going after school?
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “looked” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin visits the library on Fridays.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to agra by train.” (a) train (b) by (c) agra (d) went
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a white shell. (b) Yash found a shell. (c) Yash found a tiny white shell. (d) Yash found a tiny shell.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Meera wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) wooden (c) dull
27. 27.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Kavya calling? (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) How huge the elephant is!
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Tenzin painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Tenzin painted Tenzin's pot. Tenzin sold it.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) shiny
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev a poem writes every week. (b) Dev writes a poem every week. (c) Dev writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Dev a poem every week.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Diya saw a brown dog. (b) Diya saw a dog. (c) Diya saw a small brown dog. (d) Diya saw a small dog.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Playing with my friends.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The old farmer.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Omkar wore a new red cap. (b) Omkar wore a cap. (c) Omkar wore a new cap. (d) Omkar wore a red cap.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Isha drawing in class? (b) What Isha is drawing in class? (c) Isha is what drawing in class? (d) What is Isha drawing in class?
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph and dev will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.These words are mixed up: school / the / at / Priya / night / bag / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya the school bag packs at night. (b) Priya packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Priya the school bag at night. (d) Priya packs the school bag at night.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) My little brother. (d) The new student sat next to me.

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