Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 432 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Tara leaving for Delhi? (b) Tara is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Tara leaving for Delhi? (d) When Tara is leaving for Delhi?
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: Sundays / Arjun / brushes / dog / the / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Brushes Arjun the dog on Sundays. (d) Arjun the dog brushes on Sundays.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to surat for holi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The school bell. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “Our” (c) after “won” (d) after “hard”
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “barked” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “hungry”
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) Omkar rides a bicycle to school. (b) What a cold morning! (c) Why is Tara laughing? (d) Please speak slowly.
15. 15.Kabir wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) round
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow (d) lake
17. 17.Pooja wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) new (c) ancient
18. 18.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
20. 20.These words are mixed up: dog / Manav / brushes / on / Sundays / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Manav the dog on Sundays. (c) Manav brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Manav brushes the dog on Sundays.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a white shell. (b) Rahul found a small white shell. (c) Rahul found a small shell. (d) Rahul found a shell.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Arjun playing cricket? (b) Arjun is where playing cricket? (c) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (d) Where Arjun is playing cricket?
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Dev painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Dev painted Dev's pot. Dev sold it.
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Arjun reading today? (b) What is Arjun reading today? (c) What Arjun is reading today? (d) Arjun is what reading today?
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “sky” (c) after “The” (d) after “soon”
28. 28.Kabir wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) purple (c) afraid
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Maria calling? (b) Sneha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Line up near the door.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Zoya laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “inside” (b) after “was” (c) after “strong” (d) after “The”
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a tiny shell. (b) Kabir found a pink shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a tiny pink shell.
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “sneha wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) Grabbed a banana.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
40. 40.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a yellow kite. (b) Rohan flew a small yellow kite. (c) Rohan flew a small kite. (d) Rohan flew a kite.

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