Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 596 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) shiny (d) smooth
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Rohan lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) the (b) kolkata (c) lives (d) near
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (b) Manav the car washes on Sundays. (c) Washes Manav the car on Sundays. (d) Manav washes on Sundays the car.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My little brother. (d) Ran onto the field.
8. 8.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) What a funny joke! (d) Aarav reads a storybook at night.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha reads at night a storybook. (b) Sneha reads a storybook at night. (c) Reads Sneha a storybook at night. (d) Sneha a storybook reads at night.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Grandma / the / kitchen / Simran / in / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Simran Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Simran Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal and ishaan will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) to (b) will (c) and (d) ishaan
12. 12.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it. (c) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya waters the plants in the evening.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is how travelling to school? (b) How is Aarav travelling to school? (c) Is how Aarav travelling to school? (d) How Aarav is travelling to school?
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Vikram lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) lake (b) in (c) bhopal (d) the
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Eating a big mango.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha found Aisha's kite. Aisha flew it. (b) Aisha found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Aisha found her kite. She flew it.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “bell” (c) after “The” (d) after “rang”
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Yash cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) smooth (d) bright
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.These words are mixed up: milk / Aisha / bed / drinks / before / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Aisha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Aisha warm milk before bed. (d) Aisha warm milk drinks before bed.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Priya reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
34. 34.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) Joseph cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Where is Farhan going after school? (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a clever crow!
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “she”
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but

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