Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 738 · 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 is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.These words are mixed up: a / rides / school / to / Arjun / bicycle
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun rides to school a bicycle. (b) Arjun a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Arjun a bicycle to school. (d) Arjun rides a bicycle to school.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Maria painted a small pot. (b) Maria painted an orange pot. (c) Maria painted a small orange pot. (d) Maria painted a pot.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Ananya crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) salty (b) noisy (c) bright (d) rough
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha eats a banana after school.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
10. 10.These words are mixed up: before / drinks / milk / Rohan / bed / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed. (b) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk.
11. 11.Rahul wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) hungry (c) ugly
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “was” (b) after “baby” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “we”
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Bhopal.” (a) visited (b) zoo (c) a (d) my
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) noisy (d) shiny
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav is where playing cricket? (b) Is where Manav playing cricket? (c) Where Manav is playing cricket? (d) Where is Manav playing cricket?
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “stuck” (c) after “My” (d) after “kite”
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Because the shop was closed.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Kabir the cat every morning. (c) Kabir the cat feeds every morning. (d) Kabir feeds every morning the cat.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun lives near the lake in Indore.” (a) lake (b) arjun (c) the (d) near
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “bus” (c) after “we” (d) after “at”
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Sneha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) When is Zoya leaving for Delhi? (c) Water the plants today. (d) How huge the elephant is!
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Diya picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Diya picked Diya's mango. Diya ate it.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to kochi by train.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Pooja a kite on the roof. (b) Pooja flies on the roof a kite. (c) Pooja flies a kite on the roof. (d) Pooja a kite flies on the roof.
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is who calling? (b) Who Imran is calling? (c) Who is Imran calling? (d) Is who Imran calling?
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Simran wore new clothes on eid.” (a) new (b) wore (c) eid (d) clothes
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “saanvi wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) new (b) wore (c) saanvi (d) clothes
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha eats a banana after school. (b) Aisha a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Aisha a banana after school. (d) Aisha eats after school a banana.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Priya picked Priya's mango. Priya ate it. (c) Priya picked her mango. Her ate it.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul baked Rahul's cake. Rahul shared it. (b) Rahul baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Rahul baked his cake. He shared it.

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