Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 587 · 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 is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash is why crying? (b) Is why Yash crying? (c) Why Yash is crying? (d) Why is Yash crying?
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Kunal sings a song in the morning. (d) Why is Priya laughing?
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “boiled” (b) after “milk” (c) after “we” (d) after “over”
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Isha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) Priya visits the library on Fridays. (b) Why is Nisha crying? (c) What a tall tree! (d) Water the plants today.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tara was born in the month of july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “were” (c) after “The” (d) after “ripe”
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rohan wore a red cap. (b) Rohan wore a cap. (c) Rohan wore a new red cap. (d) Rohan wore a new cap.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
14. 14.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please feed the cat. (b) Where is Priya playing cricket? (c) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a noisy market!
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “it” (d) after “hungry”
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) salty (d) colourful
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) loud (d) sticky
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “race” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “the”
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Dev playing cricket?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Ishaan cricket in the park. (b) Ishaan cricket plays in the park. (c) Ishaan plays in the park cricket. (d) Ishaan plays cricket in the park.
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Vikram cooks rice for lunch. (c) Why is Rohan crying? (d) Sit down quietly.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan met tara at the station in surat.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “was” (b) after “we” (c) after “drank” (d) after “hot”
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Zoya ate a yellow mango. (b) Zoya ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Zoya ate a juicy mango. (d) Zoya ate a mango.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Splashed in the river.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
29. 29.Which of these is a question? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) Why is Ishaan laughing? (c) What a tall tree! (d) Tenzin cooks rice for lunch.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) Ended at five o'clock.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Since it was late.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “zoya met Joseph at the station in Surat.” (a) met (b) zoya (c) at (d) station
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Diya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Diya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Diya helps in the kitchen Grandma.
35. 35.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to chennai for Eid last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) for (d) went
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Pooja laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) loud (d) bright

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