Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 76 · 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 “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Ananya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Ananya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Ananya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “farhan wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) wore (b) on (c) farhan (d) new
7. 7.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
10. 10.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a pot. (b) Kunal painted an orange pot. (c) Kunal painted a small orange pot. (d) Kunal painted a small pot.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Tara crying” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
14. 14.These words are mixed up: kitchen / Grandma / Dev / the / in / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Dev helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Helps Dev Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Dev helps Grandma in the kitchen.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Ishaan saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Ishaan saw a butterfly. (c) Ishaan saw an orange butterfly. (d) Ishaan saw a tiny orange butterfly.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
19. 19.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw an elephant. (b) Tenzin saw a huge elephant. (c) Tenzin saw a grey elephant. (d) Tenzin saw a huge grey elephant.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Maria flew a big kite. (b) Maria flew a kite. (c) Maria flew a red kite. (d) Maria flew a big red kite.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) spicy (d) prickly
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) salty
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Omkar fixed Omkar's toy car. Omkar played with it. (c) Omkar fixed his toy car. He played with it.
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
27. 27.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Sneha wore an old cap. (b) Sneha wore a cap. (c) Sneha wore a red cap. (d) Sneha wore an old red cap.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) made (b) eid (c) sweets (d) for
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of september.” (a) september (b) birthday (c) of (d) is
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) sticky
33. 33.Which of these is a question? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) Rohan eats a banana after school. (c) What a tasty samosa! (d) How is Sneha travelling to school?
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
39. 39.Which of these is a command? (a) How big the cake is! (b) Where is Dev playing cricket? (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan made his card. He posted it. (b) Farhan made Farhan's card. Farhan posted it. (c) Farhan made his card. Him posted it.

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