Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 579 · 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 late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Yash a song in the morning. (b) Yash a song sings in the morning. (c) Yash sings in the morning a song. (d) Yash sings a song in the morning.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Dev rode a bicycle. (b) Dev rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Dev rode a red bicycle. (d) Dev rode a shiny bicycle.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “it” (c) after “cake” (d) after “smelled”
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in kolkata on Friday.” (a) old (b) on (c) the (d) kolkata
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) colourful (d) quiet
8. 8.Imran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) noisy (c) silent
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “priya and Zoya will come to my house on Friday.” (a) priya (b) to (c) on (d) my
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it. (b) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a poem writes every week. (b) Kabir writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Kabir a poem every week. (d) Kabir writes every week a poem.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Simran playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Our teacher.
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Omkar cricket in the park. (b) Omkar plays in the park cricket. (c) Omkar plays cricket in the park. (d) Omkar cricket plays in the park.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) If you come early.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Pune in October.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) came (d) my
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Our teacher. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from agra in october.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “out” (c) after “lights” (d) after “The”
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) Carried a crumb. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “his” (c) after “he” (d) after “bicycle”
29. 29.These words are mixed up: after / banana / Isha / a / school / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Isha a banana after school. (b) Isha a banana eats after school. (c) Isha eats after school a banana. (d) Isha eats a banana after school.
30. 30.Aisha 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
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “soon” (b) after “dark” (c) after “sky” (d) after “to”
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) colourful (d) bitter
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Farhan travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in delhi starts in August.” (a) big (b) fair (c) in (d) delhi
36. 36.Aarav wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) new (c) ancient
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Nisha travelling to school? (b) How Nisha is travelling to school? (c) Nisha is how travelling to school? (d) How is Nisha travelling to school?
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Zoya leaving for Delhi? (c) When Zoya is leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Zoya leaving for Delhi?
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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