Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 605 · 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 “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “sand” (c) after “was” (d) after “reached”
3. 3.Arjun wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) sad (c) glad
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) My best friend. (d) Danced in the rain.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Kicks Tenzin the ball in the garden. (c) Tenzin kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Tenzin the ball kicks in the garden.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Simran fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Simran fixed Simran's toy car. Simran played with it.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Saanvi flew a small yellow kite. (b) Saanvi flew a yellow kite. (c) Saanvi flew a small kite. (d) Saanvi flew a kite.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: on / Ananya / washes / Sundays / car / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Washes Ananya the car on Sundays. (b) Ananya washes on Sundays the car. (c) Ananya the car washes on Sundays. (d) Ananya washes the car on Sundays.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Yash and I played in the park on thursday.” (a) thursday (b) in (c) and (d) on
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Monday of June.” (a) first (b) on (c) my (d) the
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tara is drawing in class? (b) Is what Tara drawing in class? (c) Tara is what drawing in class? (d) What is Tara drawing in class?
14. 14.Arjun wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) cross (c) calm
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Priya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Cooks Priya rice for lunch. (d) Priya cooks for lunch rice.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “My” (b) after “kite” (c) after “man” (d) after “stuck”
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Priya bought a balloon. (b) Priya bought a big purple balloon. (c) Priya bought a purple balloon. (d) Priya bought a big balloon.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) holidays (b) our (c) reopens (d) after
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
25. 25.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Riya flew a kite. (b) Riya flew a big green kite. (c) Riya flew a big kite. (d) Riya flew a green kite.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja waters the plants in the evening” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.
28. 28.“The cricket match.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) sour (d) loud
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) reopens (b) our (c) in (d) holidays
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Joseph going after school? (b) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) What a cute puppy!
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Hid under the bed.
36. 36.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
37. 37.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.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Farhan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (d) Farhan the plants waters in the evening.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills