Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 572 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Kabir is laughing? (b) Why is Kabir laughing? (c) Kabir is why laughing? (d) Is why Kabir laughing?
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “ananya and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) in (b) park (c) on (d) ananya
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “ishaan was born in the month of April.” (a) born (b) was (c) ishaan (d) in
4. 4.These words are mixed up: bus / Rohan / catches / seven / the / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Rohan the bus at seven. (b) Rohan catches at seven the bus. (c) Rohan catches the bus at seven. (d) Rohan the bus catches at seven.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Isha is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Isha leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Isha leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Ishaan calling?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Vikram wore an old cap. (b) Vikram wore an old red cap. (c) Vikram wore a cap. (d) Vikram wore a red cap.
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) bitter
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Sat on the wall.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin found Tenzin's kite. Tenzin flew it. (b) Tenzin found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Tenzin found his kite. He flew it.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran and Saanvi will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) to (b) and (c) wednesday (d) come
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The shopkeeper. (d) Shone over the lake.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha fixed Sneha's toy car. Sneha played with it. (b) Sneha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Sneha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Meera packed Meera's bag. Meera carried it. (c) Meera packed her bag. She carried it.
22. 22.Dev wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) hungry
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) cousins (b) all (c) baisakhi (d) on
24. 24.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 “lit” (d) after “The”
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.These words are mixed up: library / Fridays / visits / on / Omkar / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Omkar the library on Fridays. (b) Omkar the library visits on Fridays. (c) Omkar visits the library on Fridays. (d) Omkar visits on Fridays the library.
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Diya washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The rain. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “parrot” (b) after “talk” (c) after “The” (d) after “hello”
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Where is Tenzin going after school? (c) Maria plays cricket in the park. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
34. 34.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Lit lamps on Diwali.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in lucknow on Sunday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) lucknow (d) fort
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun met aarav at the station in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3

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