Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 612 · 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 “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a pot. (b) Saanvi painted a round orange pot. (c) Saanvi painted an orange pot. (d) Saanvi painted a round pot.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “The” (c) after “went” (d) after “closed”
4. 4.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Priya wore a blue cap. (b) Priya wore a new cap. (c) Priya wore a new blue cap. (d) Priya wore a cap.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “puppy”
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Imran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Farhan leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bitter (c) bright (d) smooth
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “her” (c) after “pen” (d) after “lost”
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) The old farmer. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) When the bell rang.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “ripe”
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) sticky
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The players. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) Counted the coins.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: school / eats / a / banana / after / Tenzin
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (b) Tenzin a banana eats after school. (c) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (d) Tenzin eats after school a banana.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Kolkata for Christmas last year.” (a) we (b) last (c) went (d) for
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Agra starts in September.” (a) starts (b) the (c) fair (d) big
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
23. 23.Tenzin wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) wooden
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) park (b) the (c) go (d) monday
29. 29.Which of these is a question? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Nisha visits the library on Fridays. (d) What is Simran drawing in class?
30. 30.Which of these is a question? (a) What a noisy market! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Kavya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) What is Dev reading today?
31. 31.Vikram wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) wealthy (c) poor
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) sour (c) colourful (d) noisy
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The cricket match.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “simran lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) lake (b) lives (c) simran (d) near
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first saturday of june.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.

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