Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 78 · 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 “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “imran lives near the lake in Lucknow.” (a) lives (b) imran (c) in (d) near
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Ishaan picked Ishaan's mango. Ishaan ate it. (c) Ishaan picked his mango. He ate it.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rahul picked a pretty flower. (b) Rahul picked a yellow flower. (c) Rahul picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Rahul picked a flower.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) Rang loudly. (d) Because the shop was closed.
8. 8.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.These words are mixed up: the / feeds / cat / every / Zoya / morning
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Zoya the cat every morning. (c) Zoya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Zoya feeds the cat every morning.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) bright
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The postman. (b) When the bell rang. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
17. 17.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Nisha laughing? (b) Dev draws a picture in art class. (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a clever crow!
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell rang loudly.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) wooden (c) new
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Nisha saw a little white dog. (b) Nisha saw a dog. (c) Nisha saw a little dog. (d) Nisha saw a white dog.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
25. 25.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a small shell. (b) Simran found a shell. (c) Simran found a small pink shell. (d) Simran found a pink shell.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Kunal calling?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first tuesday of September.” (a) the (b) birthday (c) of (d) tuesday
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a big yellow kite. (b) Rohan flew a big kite. (c) Rohan flew a yellow kite. (d) Rohan flew a kite.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Yash a banana after school. (b) Yash eats a banana after school. (c) Yash a banana eats after school. (d) Yash eats after school a banana.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from indore in april.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Aarav found Aarav's kite. Aarav flew it. (c) Aarav found his kite. He flew it.
33. 33.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.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
35. 35.Which of these is a statement? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Where is Sneha going after school? (d) Farhan sings a song in the morning.
36. 36.Saanvi wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) wooden (c) sad
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is how travelling to school? (b) How Omkar is travelling to school? (c) Is how Omkar travelling to school? (d) How is Omkar travelling to school?
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Sneha wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) clothes (b) diwali (c) wore (d) new
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in december.” (a) in (b) after (c) school (d) december
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but

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