Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 698 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is where playing cricket? (b) Where Saanvi is playing cricket? (c) Is where Saanvi playing cricket? (d) Where is Saanvi playing cricket?
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ishaan and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) sour (d) quiet
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How sweet the mango is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar rides a bicycle to school. (b) Omkar a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Omkar a bicycle to school. (d) Omkar rides to school a bicycle.
10. 10.Yash wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) wooden (c) quick
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Aisha a poem every week. (b) Aisha writes every week a poem. (c) Aisha a poem writes every week. (d) Aisha writes a poem every week.
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in agra.” (a) a (b) agra (c) visited (d) in
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from indore in february.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
15. 15.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a balloon. (b) Riya bought a red balloon. (c) Riya bought a round red balloon. (d) Riya bought a round balloon.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain fell all night.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to surat for eid last year.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in shimla on Monday.” (a) in (b) on (c) shimla (d) the
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “looked” (b) after “her” (c) after “pen” (d) after “Riya”
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara cricket plays in the park. (b) Plays Tara cricket in the park. (c) Tara plays in the park cricket. (d) Tara plays cricket in the park.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Priya a bicycle to school. (c) Priya rides a bicycle to school. (d) Priya rides to school a bicycle.
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tara saw a big white dog. (b) Tara saw a big dog. (c) Tara saw a white dog. (d) Tara saw a dog.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Vikram fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Vikram fixed Vikram's toy car. Vikram played with it.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran onto the field. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The village pond.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
35. 35.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aisha saw a huge elephant. (b) Aisha saw a grey elephant. (c) Aisha saw an elephant. (d) Aisha saw a huge grey elephant.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a shell. (b) Simran found a tiny shell. (c) Simran found a pink shell. (d) Simran found a tiny pink shell.
37. 37.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Water the plants today. (b) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Maria packs the school bag at night.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The children. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) While Mum was cooking.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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