Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 486 · 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 mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “basket” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “ripe”
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “reached” (c) after “the” (d) after “beach”
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
5. 5.These words are mixed up: the / visits / library / Rohan / Fridays / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Rohan the library on Fridays. (b) Rohan visits the library on Fridays. (c) Rohan visits on Fridays the library. (d) Rohan the library visits on Fridays.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Tuesday.” (a) visited (b) old (c) the (d) we
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Swam in the pond.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Ananya kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Ananya the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kicks Ananya the ball in the garden.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) bitter (c) bright (d) rough
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The postman. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
13. 13.Isha wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) brave (c) square
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “smelled” (b) after “baked” (c) after “a” (d) after “cake”
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Water the plants today. (b) What a big cake! (c) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) What is Zoya eating for lunch?
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “Kabir” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “off”
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Diya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Diya cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Diya rice for lunch.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) after (b) school (c) holidays (d) our
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya made her card. She posted it. (b) Priya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Priya made Priya's card. Priya posted it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “Our” (b) after “we” (c) after “won” (d) after “hard”
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.These words are mixed up: storybook / reads / Sneha / night / a / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Sneha a storybook at night. (b) Sneha reads at night a storybook. (c) Sneha a storybook reads at night. (d) Sneha reads a storybook at night.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in kolkata starts in August.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) starts (d) big
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) spicy (c) loud (d) shiny
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Holi.” (a) my (b) for (c) sweets (d) aunt
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Dev painted Dev's pot. Dev sold it. (c) Dev painted his pot. He sold it.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Imran saw an elephant. (b) Imran saw a big grey elephant. (c) Imran saw a big elephant. (d) Imran saw a grey elephant.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya painted Ananya's pot. Ananya sold it. (b) Ananya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Ananya painted her pot. Her sold it.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
36. 36.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Arjun saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Arjun saw an orange butterfly. (c) Arjun saw a butterfly. (d) Arjun saw a pretty orange butterfly.
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from mysuru in april.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) My best friend. (d) Before the sun set.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Farhan lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) lake (b) the (c) lives (d) lucknow
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) holi (b) our (c) cousins (d) all

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