Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 673 · 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 write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Priya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Priya lost Priya's pencil. Priya found it.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) our (b) reopens (c) school (d) after
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first thursday of february.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya made her card. Her posted it. (b) Kavya made Kavya's card. Kavya posted it. (c) Kavya made her card. She posted it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a new green bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a new bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a green bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a bicycle.
6. 6.Imran 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) round
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Diya plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “When is Sneha leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a shell. (b) Manav found a tiny pink shell. (c) Manav found a pink shell. (d) Manav found a tiny shell.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Chennai starts in September.” (a) the (b) in (c) big (d) starts
15. 15.These words are mixed up: before / warm / milk / bed / drinks / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed. (b) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav a poem writes every week. (b) Manav writes a poem every week. (c) Writes Manav a poem every week. (d) Manav writes every week a poem.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Chennai starts in February.” (a) big (b) the (c) in (d) starts
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
20. 20.These words are mixed up: Imran / drinks / before / milk / bed / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Imran warm milk before bed. (b) Imran drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Imran drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Imran warm milk drinks before bed.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Our teacher. (d) Running in the park.
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Aisha calling” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
23. 23.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 “picked” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “a”
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Tenzin playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) My best friend.
28. 28.Kabir wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) silent
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “then” (c) after “read” (d) after “homework”
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My little brother. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Manav opened a big umbrella. (b) Manav opened an umbrella. (c) Manav opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Manav opened a big yellow umbrella.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “spoke” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “was”
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and Imran will come to my house on thursday.” (a) to (b) thursday (c) come (d) my
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Rohan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) square (c) sad

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