Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 674 · 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 of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) When the school bus came. (c) The cricket match. (d) Told us a story.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first wednesday of april.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) sweet (c) loud (d) colourful
8. 8.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a small shell. (b) Omkar found a white shell. (c) Omkar found a shell. (d) Omkar found a small white shell.
9. 9.Which of these is a question? (a) Arjun drinks warm milk before bed. (b) How long the train is! (c) Why is Diya laughing? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “was” (b) after “too” (c) after “second” (d) after “sweet”
11. 11.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (b) Isha brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) What a huge elephant!
12. 12.Rohan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) hungry (c) glad
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a blue bag. (b) Tenzin carried a bag. (c) Tenzin carried a heavy bag. (d) Tenzin carried a heavy blue bag.
14. 14.“Slept on the sofa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
18. 18.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Sneha bought a round balloon. (b) Sneha bought a balloon. (c) Sneha bought a purple balloon. (d) Sneha bought a round purple balloon.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Nisha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) round
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Meera a banana after school. (b) Meera a banana eats after school. (c) Meera eats a banana after school. (d) Meera eats after school a banana.
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.These words are mixed up: after / eats / a / school / Aarav / banana
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Aarav a banana after school. (c) Aarav eats a banana after school. (d) Aarav eats after school a banana.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died but nobody watered them.
30. 30.Kunal wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) ugly (c) hungry
31. 31.Dev wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) hungry (c) bright
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Kavya drew a house. (b) Kavya drew a red house. (c) Kavya drew a small house. (d) Kavya drew a small red house.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Imran and I played in the park on thursday.” (a) in (b) the (c) thursday (d) played
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) shiny (c) loud (d) prickly
37. 37.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Arjun saw a dog. (b) Arjun saw a big dog. (c) Arjun saw a white dog. (d) Arjun saw a big white dog.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Mysuru in February.” (a) came (b) from (c) uncle (d) my
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) colourful (d) loud

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