Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 485 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “turned” (d) after “over”
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Dev was born in the month of february.” (a) the (b) was (c) in (d) february
4. 4.These words are mixed up: the / in / waters / the / evening / Rohan / plants
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (b) Rohan the plants waters in the evening. (c) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (d) Rohan waters the plants in the evening.
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Kunal eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Sneha saw a brown dog. (b) Sneha saw a big brown dog. (c) Sneha saw a big dog. (d) Sneha saw a dog.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Isha sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) a (c) on (d) test
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My father.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “we” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “spoke” (d) after “baby”
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) rough (d) shiny
15. 15.Which of these is a question? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) What is Rahul reading today? (c) Meera flies a kite on the roof. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “picked”
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Ananya a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Ananya a kite on the roof. (d) Ananya flies a kite on the roof.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Wednesday I went to Kochi by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) last (d) train
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “Our” (c) after “won” (d) after “practised”
23. 23.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kavya opened a big umbrella. (b) Kavya opened an umbrella. (c) Kavya opened a big striped umbrella. (d) Kavya opened a striped umbrella.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “for” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “barked”
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) fluffy (d) loud
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin and rohan will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
27. 27.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Manav sings a song in the morning.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) shiny (d) salty
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “he” (d) after “his”
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) on (c) maths (d) have
34. 34.These words are mixed up: bag / school / night / at / the / Kabir / packs
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (d) Kabir packs at night the school bag.
35. 35.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) spicy
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Omkar crying?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “The” (c) after “went” (d) after “shop”
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It

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