Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 479 · 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 mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.Farhan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) calm (c) cross
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) made (b) my (c) aunt (d) sweets
4. 4.These words are mixed up: ball / garden / the / the / in / Kabir / kicks
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kabir kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Kicks Kabir the ball in the garden. (d) Kabir kicks the ball in the garden.
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Diya cooks rice for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Riya opened a small striped umbrella. (b) Riya opened an umbrella. (c) Riya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Riya opened a small umbrella.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Yash eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Yash fixed Yash's toy car. Yash played with it. (c) Yash fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a song sings in the morning. (b) Maria sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Maria a song in the morning. (d) Maria sings in the morning a song.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) made (b) aunt (c) for (d) pongal
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) smooth (d) shiny
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash found Yash's kite. Yash flew it. (b) Yash found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Yash found his kite. He flew it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) The ice cream seller.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Riya reading today? (b) What Riya is reading today? (c) Riya is what reading today? (d) What is Riya reading today?
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) loud (d) bitter
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Vikram going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar lives near the lake in indore.” (a) near (b) indore (c) in (d) lives
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) quiet
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “pen” (d) after “she”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and i played in the park on Thursday.” (a) played (b) and (c) i (d) park
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is a statement? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (c) Priya draws a picture in art class. (d) What a clever crow!
38. 38.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a butterfly. (b) Aisha saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Aisha saw an orange butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a pretty orange butterfly.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
40. 40.These words are mixed up: car / on / the / washes / Sundays / Meera
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Meera the car on Sundays. (b) Meera washes on Sundays the car. (c) Meera the car washes on Sundays. (d) Meera washes the car on Sundays.

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