Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 550 · 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 baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “was”
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. He flew it. (b) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it. (c) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it.
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How funny the joke is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: Diya / kitchen / Grandma / in / the / helps
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Diya Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Diya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of august.” (a) the (b) august (c) on (d) of
8. 8.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Nisha carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Nisha carried a heavy bag. (c) Nisha carried a bag. (d) Nisha carried a blue bag.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “was” (b) after “late” (c) after “waited” (d) after “we”
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it. (c) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “umbrella” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
12. 12.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Where is Vikram playing cricket? (c) Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Water the plants today.
13. 13.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) colourful
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a round pot. (b) Manav painted a round blue pot. (c) Manav painted a blue pot. (d) Manav painted a pot.
18. 18.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 “barked” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “was”
19. 19.These words are mixed up: garden / the / ball / the / in / kicks / Manav
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Manav kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Manav the ball in the garden. (d) Manav the ball kicks in the garden.
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan wrote Farhan's poem. Farhan read it. (b) Farhan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Farhan wrote his poem. He read it.
21. 21.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a black bag. (b) Yash carried a bag. (c) Yash carried a big bag. (d) Yash carried a big black bag.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.These words are mixed up: room / Saturday / every / Kavya / cleans / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Kavya cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Kavya the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Kavya the room every Saturday.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
28. 28.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Saanvi drew a house. (b) Saanvi drew a red house. (c) Saanvi drew a tall house. (d) Saanvi drew a tall red house.
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan washed Farhan's bicycle. Farhan rode it. (b) Farhan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Farhan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
33. 33.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Joseph flew a kite. (b) Joseph flew a big green kite. (c) Joseph flew a green kite. (d) Joseph flew a big kite.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
36. 36.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 “he” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Maria calling?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) and (b) the (c) i (d) park
40. 40.These words are mixed up: eats / banana / a / school / Yash / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Yash a banana after school. (b) Yash a banana eats after school. (c) Yash eats after school a banana. (d) Yash eats a banana after school.

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