Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 64 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) bitter
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Put out the fire. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My father. (d) Left the station at nine.
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Rohan and Pooja will come to my house on saturday.” (a) my (b) to (c) saturday (d) house
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Where is Vikram playing cricket? (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Vikram feeds the cat every morning.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.These words are mixed up: Farhan / night / packs / the / at / bag / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Farhan the school bag at night. (b) Farhan packs at night the school bag. (c) Farhan the school bag packs at night. (d) Farhan packs the school bag at night.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Joseph bought a round purple balloon. (b) Joseph bought a round balloon. (c) Joseph bought a purple balloon. (d) Joseph bought a balloon.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The train left the station at nine.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper counted the coins.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) sour (d) noisy
15. 15.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please help me carry this box. (b) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (c) What is Sneha reading today? (d) How sweet the mango is!
16. 16.These words are mixed up: seven / catches / bus / at / the / Maria
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria catches at seven the bus. (b) Maria the bus catches at seven. (c) Maria catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Maria the bus at seven.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Vikram painted a round orange pot. (b) Vikram painted a pot. (c) Vikram painted a round pot. (d) Vikram painted an orange pot.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) reopens (b) our (c) in (d) school
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What a tall tree! (c) Omkar brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Who is Rohan calling?
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) bright (d) loud
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “cheered” (b) after “for” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “race”
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “baby” (b) after “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “sleeping”
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
27. 27.These words are mixed up: in / Grandma / Omkar / kitchen / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Omkar Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Omkar helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Omkar Grandma helps in the kitchen.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Maria a poem every week. (b) Maria writes a poem every week. (c) Maria writes every week a poem. (d) Maria a poem writes every week.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) loud (d) sour
30. 30.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kavya rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Kavya rode a bicycle. (c) Kavya rode a red bicycle. (d) Kavya rode a shiny bicycle.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
32. 32.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kavya flew a big kite. (b) Kavya flew a big green kite. (c) Kavya flew a green kite. (d) Kavya flew a kite.
33. 33.Isha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) Grandpa. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The rain fell all night.
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Running in the park. (d) A big black crow.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a balloon. (b) Riya bought a purple balloon. (c) Riya bought a big purple balloon. (d) Riya bought a big balloon.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Running in the park. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.

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