Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 556 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha bought her book. She read it. (b) Aisha bought Aisha's book. Aisha read it. (c) Aisha bought her book. Her read it.
3. 3.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last friday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
5. 5.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Priya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it. (b) Aarav bought his book. He read it. (c) Aarav bought his book. Him read it.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sweet
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) loud (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) sweet (d) quiet
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The train. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “out” (c) after “we” (d) after “a”
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav and sneha will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav washed Manav's bicycle. Manav rode it. (b) Manav washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Manav washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened an umbrella. (b) Arjun opened a big umbrella. (c) Arjun opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Arjun opened a yellow umbrella.
20. 20.Saanvi wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
21. 21.Saanvi wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) spicy (c) quick
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) park (b) and (c) in (d) isha
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “was”
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On friday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) friday (d) test
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya packed Kavya's bag. Kavya carried it. (b) Kavya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Kavya packed her bag. Her carried it.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How beautiful the garden is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) Checked my throat.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
33. 33.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.These words are mixed up: plants / evening / waters / the / in / the / Zoya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Zoya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Zoya waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Zoya the plants in the evening.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “hard” (c) after “the” (d) after “Our”
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
37. 37.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) round
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Ishaan the ball in the garden. (c) Ishaan kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Ishaan the ball kicks in the garden.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The little puppy. (d) When the school bus came.
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Nisha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Who is Riya calling? (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Please pass the salt.

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