Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 59 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Vikram has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
2. 2.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Yash saw a small dog. (b) Yash saw a brown dog. (c) Yash saw a small brown dog. (d) Yash saw a dog.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) met (b) our (c) we (d) all
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “sleeping”
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it. (b) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.Aisha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) poor (c) wealthy
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) sweet
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Priya the cat every morning. (b) Priya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Priya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Priya the cat feeds every morning.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph sings a song in the morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Rohan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quick (c) slow
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Tara going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Thursday.” (a) with (b) on (c) i (d) the
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
17. 17.These words are mixed up: the / in / park / plays / Maria / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Maria cricket in the park. (b) Maria cricket plays in the park. (c) Maria plays in the park cricket. (d) Maria plays cricket in the park.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “was” (c) after “at” (d) after “The”
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) shiny (d) sticky
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) The firefighters. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a bicycle rides to school. (b) Yash rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Yash a bicycle to school. (d) Yash rides to school a bicycle.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Kunal drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “liked” (c) after “The” (d) after “she”
27. 27.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a pink shell. (b) Manav found a tiny pink shell. (c) Manav found a shell. (d) Manav found a tiny shell.
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in surat starts in december.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The wind. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
31. 31.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.
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Dev reading today? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Ishaan flies a kite on the roof.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria and Riya will come to my house on Monday.” (a) come (b) will (c) on (d) maria
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to lucknow for diwali last year.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Yash painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Yash painted Yash's pot. Yash sold it.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The little puppy.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal the plants waters in the evening. (b) Kunal waters the plants in the evening. (c) Waters Kunal the plants in the evening. (d) Kunal waters in the evening the plants.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “second” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “cake”

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