Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 609 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera a storybook reads at night. (b) Meera reads at night a storybook. (c) Meera reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Meera a storybook at night.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “we” (b) after “team” (c) after “the” (d) after “hard”
3. 3.Kavya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) square (c) silent
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The tall tree. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Danced in the rain.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in Lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lake (c) dev (d) near
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) zoo (b) chennai (c) a (d) and
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The tall tree. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it. (b) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Zoya the dog on Sundays. (c) Zoya brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Zoya the dog brushes on Sundays.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
17. 17.These words are mixed up: poem / every / week / a / writes / Tenzin
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (b) Tenzin a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Tenzin a poem every week. (d) Tenzin writes every week a poem.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) rough (d) bitter
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
20. 20.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Sneha laughing? (b) What a cute puppy! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Meera sings a song in the morning.
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed. (b) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Tara drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Tara drinks warm milk before bed.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to delhi by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.These words are mixed up: picture / a / draws / class / in / art / Saanvi
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi a picture draws in art class. (b) Saanvi draws in art class a picture. (c) Draws Saanvi a picture in art class. (d) Saanvi draws a picture in art class.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar met yash at the station in jaipur.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
28. 28.Riya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) square
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in Shimla.” (a) in (b) manav (c) lake (d) the
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
32. 32.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a bag. (b) Ananya carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Ananya carried a blue bag. (d) Ananya carried a heavy bag.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Rang his bell. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The school bus. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) When the school bus came.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) colourful
39. 39.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) fluffy

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