Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 573 · 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:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Yash and i played in the park on Friday.” (a) in (b) on (c) played (d) i
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “kavya met kunal at the station in delhi.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) shiny (d) prickly
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a lovely song” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) loud (d) spicy
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Zoya is crying? (b) Zoya is why crying? (c) Is why Zoya crying? (d) Why is Zoya crying?
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How huge the elephant is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Dev lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Dev lost Dev's pencil. Dev found it.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) bitter (c) loud (d) shiny
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) The shopkeeper. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) Waiting for the bus.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
20. 20.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kavya ate a juicy mango. (b) Kavya ate a ripe mango. (c) Kavya ate a mango. (d) Kavya ate a juicy ripe mango.
21. 21.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 so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Tenzin is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Tenzin leaving for Delhi?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin draws a picture in art class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.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 because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
26. 26.Tara wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) hungry (c) silly
27. 27.Manav wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) purple (c) quick
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “The” (c) after “children” (d) after “ran”
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) What is Saanvi eating for lunch? (c) Zoya washes the car on Sundays. (d) What a funny joke!
30. 30.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 “off” (c) after “fell” (d) after “bicycle”
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / washes / car / on / Aisha / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha washes the car on Sundays. (b) Aisha the car washes on Sundays. (c) Washes Aisha the car on Sundays. (d) Aisha washes on Sundays the car.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: eats / after / banana / Yash / a / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash eats a banana after school. (b) Yash a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Yash a banana after school. (d) Yash eats after school a banana.
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The new student sat next to me.
37. 37.These words are mixed up: in / kicks / garden / ball / the / Simran / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Simran kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Simran the ball in the garden. (d) Simran the ball kicks in the garden.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram found Vikram's kite. Vikram flew it. (b) Vikram found his kite. He flew it. (c) Vikram found his kite. Him flew it.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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