Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 468 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.These words are mixed up: in / the / Sneha / song / a / sings / morning
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha sings in the morning a song. (b) Sneha a song sings in the morning. (c) Sneha sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Sneha a song in the morning.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) How beautiful the garden is! (b) Ishaan cooks rice for lunch. (c) Where is Zoya going after school? (d) Line up near the door.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Cleans Arjun the room every Saturday. (c) Arjun cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Arjun the room cleans every Saturday.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: eats / a / school / banana / after / Saanvi
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi eats after school a banana. (b) Saanvi a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Saanvi a banana after school. (d) Saanvi eats a banana after school.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on Monday.” (a) my (b) with (c) park (d) i
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “won” (c) after “race” (d) after “Arjun”
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
12. 12.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kavya flew a small green kite. (b) Kavya flew a kite. (c) Kavya flew a small kite. (d) Kavya flew a green kite.
13. 13.Which of these is a question? (a) How funny the joke is! (b) Meera eats a banana after school. (c) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (d) Water the plants today.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a brown dog. (b) Kabir saw a dog. (c) Kabir saw a little dog. (d) Kabir saw a little brown dog.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a tiny shell. (b) Aarav found a tiny white shell. (c) Aarav found a white shell. (d) Aarav found a shell.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
17. 17.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Yash saw a big elephant. (b) Yash saw a grey elephant. (c) Yash saw a big grey elephant. (d) Yash saw an elephant.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Imran wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) square (c) dull
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My father. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Ananya writes a poem every week. (b) How is Vikram travelling to school? (c) How big the cake is! (d) Sit down quietly.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Farhan laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.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.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The cricket match. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tara opened a small yellow umbrella. (b) Tara opened an umbrella. (c) Tara opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Tara opened a small umbrella.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Nisha travelling to school? (b) Nisha is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Nisha travelling to school? (d) How Nisha is travelling to school?
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Yash crying?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “her” (c) after “lost” (d) after “she”
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
31. 31.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) How is Vikram travelling to school? (c) How cold the morning is! (d) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our neighbours.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun bought his book. Him read it. (b) Arjun bought his book. He read it. (c) Arjun bought Arjun's book. Arjun read it.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a pink shell. (c) Rahul found a small pink shell. (d) Rahul found a small shell.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) salty
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) june (b) reopens (c) in (d) school
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Kunal the room every Saturday. (c) Kunal cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Kunal cleans the room every Saturday.

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