Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 723 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) for (b) made (c) aunt (d) eid
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a new bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a new red bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a red bicycle.
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Joseph drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) spicy (d) quiet
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) spicy
11. 11.Isha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) quiet
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kavya was born in the month of february.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The doctor.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) made (b) my (c) aunt (d) for
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) loud
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A big black crow. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Fell all night.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Simran laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Until the rain stopped.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: at / a / night / Nisha / reads / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha a storybook reads at night. (b) Nisha reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Nisha a storybook at night. (d) Nisha reads a storybook at night.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to kolkata by train.” (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) noisy
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is why laughing? (b) Is why Sneha laughing? (c) Why Sneha is laughing? (d) Why is Sneha laughing?
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) the (b) dog (c) go (d) sunday
32. 32.“Made a rangoli.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
33. 33.Aarav wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) square
34. 34.Zoya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) sad (c) glad
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Bhopal starts in October.” (a) big (b) in (c) fair (d) the
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
38. 38.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “very” (c) after “hot” (d) after “It”
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Arjun leaving for Delhi? (b) When Arjun is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Arjun leaving for Delhi? (d) Arjun is when leaving for Delhi?

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