Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 577 · 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:
   “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a juicy mango. (b) Simran ate a juicy ripe mango. (c) Simran ate a ripe mango. (d) Simran ate a mango.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We went to Indore for diwali last year.” (a) year (b) went (c) diwali (d) last
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Kunal painted Kunal's pot. Kunal sold it. (c) Kunal painted his pot. He sold it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran picked Imran's mango. Imran ate it. (b) Imran picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Imran picked his mango. Him ate it.
6. 6.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in indore on Sunday.” (a) the (b) fort (c) indore (d) on
8. 8.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar the cat feeds every morning. (b) Omkar feeds every morning the cat. (c) Omkar feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Omkar the cat every morning.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Fridays / Ishaan / visits / the / library / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Ishaan the library on Fridays. (b) Ishaan the library visits on Fridays. (c) Ishaan visits on Fridays the library. (d) Ishaan visits the library on Fridays.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a house. (b) Maria drew a small house. (c) Maria drew a small red house. (d) Maria drew a red house.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Zoya and pooja will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) and (b) to (c) pooja (d) house
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.These words are mixed up: on / Ananya / library / visits / the / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Ananya the library on Fridays. (c) Ananya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Ananya visits the library on Fridays.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Manav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) wooden
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Ishaan ate a big mango. (b) Ishaan ate a mango. (c) Ishaan ate a big ripe mango. (d) Ishaan ate a ripe mango.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a sweet mango! (b) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (c) Where is Zoya going after school? (d) Sit down quietly.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Diya opened an umbrella. (b) Diya opened a small umbrella. (c) Diya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Diya opened a small striped umbrella.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
25. 25.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.These words are mixed up: class / a / in / art / draws / Isha / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha draws in art class a picture. (b) Isha a picture draws in art class. (c) Isha draws a picture in art class. (d) Draws Isha a picture in art class.
27. 27.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “joseph lives near the lake in Surat.” (a) near (b) lake (c) joseph (d) lives
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: catches / bus / the / Kunal / at / seven
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal catches at seven the bus. (b) Kunal the bus catches at seven. (c) Kunal catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Kunal the bus at seven.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) The children. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) Put out the fire.
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Who is Farhan calling? (c) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (d) What a tasty samosa!
36. 36.These words are mixed up: packs / school / night / bag / at / Pooja / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Pooja the school bag at night. (b) Pooja packs at night the school bag. (c) Pooja the school bag packs at night. (d) Pooja packs the school bag at night.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.These words are mixed up: kitchen / the / Maria / helps / in / Grandma
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen.
39. 39.Kunal wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) new (c) ancient
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Manav kicks the ball in the garden. (b) How long the train is! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Where is Vikram playing cricket?

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