Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 561 · 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.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) noisy
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Vikram and I played in the park on tuesday.” (a) played (b) on (c) tuesday (d) in
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The brown cow.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Where is Imran going after school? (c) Arjun helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) What a funny joke!
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Hid under the bed. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The new student sat next to me.
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Line up near the door.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “mangoes” (b) after “basket” (c) after “picked” (d) after “ripe”
11. 11.These words are mixed up: Dev / the / room / every / cleans / Saturday
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Dev the room every Saturday. (c) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Dev cleans every Saturday the room.
12. 12.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 “we” (c) after “won” (d) after “team”
13. 13.These words are mixed up: in / ball / kicks / the / garden / the / Omkar
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Omkar the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Omkar kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kicks Omkar the ball in the garden.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Farhan carried a blue bag. (b) Farhan carried a big bag. (c) Farhan carried a big blue bag. (d) Farhan carried a bag.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
16. 16.Nisha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) square (c) dry
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “sleeping” (b) after “baby” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (b) Meera made her card. Her posted it. (c) Meera made her card. She posted it.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Priya ate a mango. (b) Priya ate a yellow mango. (c) Priya ate a big yellow mango. (d) Priya ate a big mango.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. He posted it. (c) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) quiet
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “hurt” (b) after “off” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
27. 27.Aarav wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) purple
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Omkar sings a song in the morning.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a lovely song! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Why is Zoya laughing? (d) Ananya reads a storybook at night.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) The old farmer. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
31. 31.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 “was” (d) after “it”
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Priya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Priya packed Priya's bag. Priya carried it.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Shimla on Friday.” (a) we (b) in (c) on (d) fort
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Riya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Riya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Riya Grandma in the kitchen.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun eats a banana after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The cricket match.

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