Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 53 · 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 “off” (b) after “The” (c) after “we” (d) after “over”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Simran eating for lunch? (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) What a tall tree! (d) Kabir writes a poem every week.
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
5. 5.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Farhan drawing in class? (b) Diya packs the school bag at night. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Water the plants today.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “nisha lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
7. 7.These words are mixed up: the / plays / cricket / park / Nisha / in
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha plays in the park cricket. (b) Nisha cricket plays in the park. (c) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Nisha cricket in the park.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “sky” (c) after “turned” (d) after “dark”
10. 10.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Saanvi picked a tiny flower. (b) Saanvi picked a white flower. (c) Saanvi picked a tiny white flower. (d) Saanvi picked a flower.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Vikram calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to chennai for eid last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Aarav kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is who calling? (b) Who Diya is calling? (c) Is who Diya calling? (d) Who is Diya calling?
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) noisy
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
28. 28.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kavya opened a big yellow umbrella. (b) Kavya opened an umbrella. (c) Kavya opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Kavya opened a big umbrella.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How noisy the market is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “was” (d) after “puppy”
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Simran sings a song in the morning. (b) How funny the joke is! (c) Where is Zoya going after school? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) loud (d) rough
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) shiny
34. 34.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Tara wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quick (c) slow
36. 36.These words are mixed up: in / plants / the / the / waters / evening / Manav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Manav the plants in the evening. (b) Manav the plants waters in the evening. (c) Manav waters the plants in the evening. (d) Manav waters in the evening the plants.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) sour (c) quiet (d) colourful
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) rough (c) sour (d) bright
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Ishaan crying? (b) Is why Ishaan crying? (c) Ishaan is why crying? (d) Why Ishaan is crying?

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