Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 620 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to chennai for holi last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Omkar eating for lunch? (b) Please pass the salt. (c) How big the cake is! (d) Saanvi reads a storybook at night.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) sweet (c) loud (d) shiny
6. 6.These words are mixed up: kite / on / the / Joseph / roof / a / flies
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Joseph a kite on the roof. (b) Joseph flies on the roof a kite. (c) Joseph a kite flies on the roof. (d) Joseph flies a kite on the roof.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “hot” (c) after “It” (d) after “drank”
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “rahul lives near the lake in Delhi.” (a) lives (b) near (c) rahul (d) lake
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Watered the plants. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it. (b) Aarav bought his book. He read it. (c) Aarav bought his book. Him read it.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Pooja the school bag at night. (b) Pooja the school bag packs at night. (c) Pooja packs at night the school bag. (d) Pooja packs the school bag at night.
14. 14.Tenzin wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) spicy (c) chilly
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it. (b) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it.
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Isha the plants in the evening. (b) Isha waters in the evening the plants. (c) Isha the plants waters in the evening. (d) Isha waters the plants in the evening.
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Riya cooks rice for lunch. (b) Open your books to page ten. (c) Why is Priya laughing? (d) What a bright moon!
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Indore for pongal last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) pongal (d) for
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya found her kite. She flew it. (b) Priya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Priya found Priya's kite. Priya flew it.
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun catches the bus at seven.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
24. 24.Omkar wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) spicy
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “began” (b) after “soon” (c) after “dark” (d) after “turned”
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) Eating a big mango. (c) Grandpa. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: Joseph / on / kite / a / flies / the / roof
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Joseph a kite on the roof. (b) Joseph a kite flies on the roof. (c) Joseph flies on the roof a kite. (d) Joseph flies a kite on the roof.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
32. 32.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Maria carried a heavy black bag. (b) Maria carried a black bag. (c) Maria carried a heavy bag. (d) Maria carried a bag.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “diya met Meera at the station in Mysuru.” (a) station (b) at (c) in (d) diya
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav met riya at the station in Kolkata.” (a) station (b) in (c) riya (d) the
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rahul is eating for lunch? (b) Rahul is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Rahul eating for lunch? (d) What is Rahul eating for lunch?
39. 39.These words are mixed up: garden / ball / kicks / the / in / Kunal / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Kunal the ball in the garden. (c) Kunal kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kunal the ball kicks in the garden.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Simran the room every Saturday. (b) Simran cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Simran cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Simran the room cleans every Saturday.

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