Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 69 · 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:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “watered” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “seed” (d) after “it”
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Ananya found her kite. She flew it. (c) Ananya found Ananya's kite. Ananya flew it.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya is how travelling to school? (b) Is how Priya travelling to school? (c) How Priya is travelling to school? (d) How is Priya travelling to school?
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) fluffy
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “we” (c) after “won” (d) after “Our”
9. 9.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Line up near the door. (b) What a funny joke! (c) Rohan rides a bicycle to school. (d) Where is Joseph going after school?
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Farhan leaving for Delhi? (d) When Farhan is leaving for Delhi?
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) A small mouse.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Kavya drawing in class?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Pooja / morning / cat / every / feeds / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja feeds the cat every morning. (b) Pooja the cat feeds every morning. (c) Pooja feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The bright moon shone over the lake.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: at / bus / seven / catches / Ishaan / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven. (b) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (d) Ishaan catches at seven the bus.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya eats a banana after school.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
22. 22.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / rice / Rahul / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul cooks for lunch rice. (b) Rahul rice cooks for lunch. (c) Rahul cooks rice for lunch. (d) Cooks Rahul rice for lunch.
23. 23.Dev wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) wooden
24. 24.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a dog. (b) Kabir saw a white dog. (c) Kabir saw a big dog. (d) Kabir saw a big white dog.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) sour (d) loud
26. 26.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a dog. (b) Aisha saw a big dog. (c) Aisha saw a black dog. (d) Aisha saw a big black dog.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph is where going after school? (b) Where is Joseph going after school? (c) Is where Joseph going after school? (d) Where Joseph is going after school?
28. 28.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Dev ate a big mango. (b) Dev ate a ripe mango. (c) Dev ate a big ripe mango. (d) Dev ate a mango.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Rang his bell. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The players ran onto the field.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) A small mouse. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) Playing with my friends.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Nisha brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Nisha brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Brushes Nisha the dog on Sundays.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) My father. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) When the bell rang.
37. 37.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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