Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 651 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “it” (b) after “My” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “man”
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “diya met Ananya at the station in Kolkata.” (a) in (b) at (c) met (d) diya
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Dev leaving for Delhi? (b) Dev is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Dev leaving for Delhi? (d) When Dev is leaving for Delhi?
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: milk / drinks / Farhan / bed / warm / before
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Farhan warm milk before bed. (b) Farhan drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Farhan warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Farhan drinks before bed warm milk.
6. 6.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) hungry (c) huge
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Zoya washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) quiet (c) sour (d) colourful
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “out” (b) after “lights” (c) after “a” (d) after “went”
13. 13.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Simran flew a small yellow kite. (b) Simran flew a small kite. (c) Simran flew a yellow kite. (d) Simran flew a kite.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Saanvi the ball in the garden. (b) Saanvi kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Saanvi the ball kicks in the garden.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Running in the park. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a ripe mango. (b) Simran ate a juicy mango. (c) Simran ate a mango. (d) Simran ate a juicy ripe mango.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Zoya washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Zoya washed Zoya's bicycle. Zoya rode it.
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
22. 22.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Arjun saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Arjun saw an orange butterfly. (c) Arjun saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Arjun saw a butterfly.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar bought Omkar's book. Omkar read it. (b) Omkar bought his book. Him read it. (c) Omkar bought his book. He read it.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “got” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “on”
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) our (b) on (c) we (d) met
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) prickly (d) loud
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “were” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “we” (d) after “ripe”
29. 29.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) bitter (d) rough
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Saturday.” (a) the (b) on (c) old (d) we
33. 33.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Saanvi wore an old cap. (b) Saanvi wore a red cap. (c) Saanvi wore a cap. (d) Saanvi wore an old red cap.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “ran” (c) after “rang” (d) after “The”
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “our” (c) after “strong” (d) after “wind”
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “looked” (d) after “lost”
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Joseph reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)

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