Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 583 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “a” (b) after “homework” (c) after “finished” (d) after “my”
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Maria the ball in the garden. (b) Maria the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Maria kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Maria kicks the ball in the garden.
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Vikram leaving for Delhi? (c) When Vikram is leaving for Delhi? (d) Vikram is when leaving for Delhi?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya feeds the cat every morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a small house. (b) Vikram drew a red house. (c) Vikram drew a small red house. (d) Vikram drew a house.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The players.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My grandmother.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) bitter
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Isha bought a purple balloon. (b) Isha bought a big balloon. (c) Isha bought a big purple balloon. (d) Isha bought a balloon.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Simran is calling? (b) Is who Simran calling? (c) Simran is who calling? (d) Who is Simran calling?
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram met kabir at the station in Jaipur.” (a) at (b) kabir (c) met (d) the
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) Put out the fire. (c) If you come early. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) near (b) lake (c) lives (d) tara
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Meera is calling? (b) Is who Meera calling? (c) Who is Meera calling? (d) Meera is who calling?
22. 22.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aarav flew a small red kite. (b) Aarav flew a kite. (c) Aarav flew a small kite. (d) Aarav flew a red kite.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ananya saw a big grey elephant. (b) Ananya saw an elephant. (c) Ananya saw a big elephant. (d) Ananya saw a grey elephant.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Arjun travelling to school? (b) How is Arjun travelling to school? (c) How Arjun is travelling to school? (d) Arjun is how travelling to school?
26. 26.Farhan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
27. 27.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera fixed Meera's toy car. Meera played with it. (b) Meera fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Meera fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Pooja opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Pooja opened a big umbrella. (c) Pooja opened an umbrella. (d) Pooja opened a big yellow umbrella.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Yash crying? (b) Is why Yash crying? (c) Why Yash is crying? (d) Yash is why crying?
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The wind. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Because the shop was closed.
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) smooth (d) shiny
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran draws a picture in art class. (b) Imran draws in art class a picture. (c) Imran a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Imran a picture in art class.
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Isha crying? (b) Isha is why crying? (c) Why Isha is crying? (d) Is why Isha crying?
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Yash carried a big bag. (b) Yash carried a blue bag. (c) Yash carried a bag. (d) Yash carried a big blue bag.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Ishaan playing cricket? (b) What a big cake! (c) Farhan writes a poem every week. (d) Please help me carry this box.

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