Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 737 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “a” (d) after “baked”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) bitter (d) rough
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Kunal fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Kunal fixed Kunal's toy car. Kunal played with it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a small pot. (b) Kunal painted a small blue pot. (c) Kunal painted a pot. (d) Kunal painted a blue pot.
6. 6.Which of these is a statement? (a) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (b) Where is Riya playing cricket? (c) What a long train! (d) Please pass the salt.
7. 7.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Meera going after school? (b) How cute the puppy is! (c) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Put your books in the bag.
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
10. 10.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hungry (c) hot
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav and Yash will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) on (b) wednesday (c) will (d) my
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is why laughing? (b) Why Kavya is laughing? (c) Why is Kavya laughing? (d) Is why Kavya laughing?
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in agra starts in July.” (a) agra (b) starts (c) in (d) fair
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it.
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
16. 16.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.These words are mixed up: kicks / the / ball / the / garden / in / Rohan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Rohan the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Rohan the ball in the garden. (d) Rohan kicks in the garden the ball.
18. 18.Nisha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) purple
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Manav planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Manav planted Manav's sapling. Manav watered it.
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The new student.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Imran is drawing in class? (b) What is Imran drawing in class? (c) Imran is what drawing in class? (d) Is what Imran drawing in class?
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in september.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The new student sat next to me.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara is where going after school? (b) Where is Tara going after school? (c) Where Tara is going after school? (d) Is where Tara going after school?
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Monday of october.” (a) october (b) the (c) of (d) birthday
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / roof / kite / on / Kunal / a / flies
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Kunal a kite on the roof. (c) Kunal a kite flies on the roof. (d) Kunal flies a kite on the roof.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar draws in art class a picture. (b) Omkar draws a picture in art class. (c) Omkar a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Omkar a picture in art class.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a tiny shell. (c) Rahul found a tiny pink shell. (d) Rahul found a pink shell.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Maria playing cricket? (c) Is where Maria playing cricket? (d) Where Maria is playing cricket?
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Rang loudly.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Arjun waters the plants in the evening” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan drinks warm milk before bed” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)

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