Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 729 · 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:
   “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Maria travelling to school? (b) How is Maria travelling to school? (c) How Maria is travelling to school? (d) Maria is how travelling to school?
3. 3.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Vikram saw a dog. (b) Vikram saw a little brown dog. (c) Vikram saw a brown dog. (d) Vikram saw a little dog.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Pooja cricket in the park. (b) Pooja cricket plays in the park. (c) Pooja plays in the park cricket. (d) Pooja plays cricket in the park.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Saanvi a kite on the roof. (b) Saanvi a kite flies on the roof. (c) Saanvi flies a kite on the roof. (d) Saanvi flies on the roof a kite.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) cousins (b) met (c) all (d) we
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How lovely the song is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ananya found a white shell. (b) Ananya found a tiny shell. (c) Ananya found a shell. (d) Ananya found a tiny white shell.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Shimla for pongal last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) to (d) pongal
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) colourful (c) sour (d) quiet
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kunal wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) on (b) wore (c) kunal (d) clothes
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Omkar a banana after school. (b) Omkar eats after school a banana. (c) Omkar a banana eats after school. (d) Omkar eats a banana after school.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Until the rain stopped.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Aisha saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Aisha saw an orange butterfly. (c) Aisha saw a butterfly. (d) Aisha saw a pretty orange butterfly.
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (b) Why is Tenzin crying? (c) What a colourful rangoli! (d) Switch off the fan.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) noisy
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
22. 22.Isha wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) brave (c) afraid
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The peacock.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Farhan lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) lake (b) near (c) in (d) kolkata
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Manav leaving for Delhi? (b) When Manav is leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (d) Manav is when leaving for Delhi?
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) salty (d) loud
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) bright
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “lights” (c) after “we” (d) after “out”
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “The”
36. 36.Ishaan wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) spicy
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The tall tree. (d) Carried a crumb.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
40. 40.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tara opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Tara opened a big umbrella. (c) Tara opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Tara opened an umbrella.

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