Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 785 · 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:
   “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) sticky (d) loud
4. 4.Manav wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
5. 5.“Gave us cool shade.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is reading today? (b) Is what Joseph reading today? (c) What is Joseph reading today? (d) Joseph is what reading today?
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) loud (d) smooth
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) sour
9. 9.These words are mixed up: storybook / a / Tara / night / at / reads
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara reads a storybook at night. (b) Reads Tara a storybook at night. (c) Tara a storybook reads at night. (d) Tara reads at night a storybook.
10. 10.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Imran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) round
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is where going after school? (b) Where is Rohan going after school? (c) Where Rohan is going after school? (d) Is where Rohan going after school?
14. 14.These words are mixed up: to / Kunal / school / a / rides / bicycle
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal a bicycle rides to school. (b) Kunal rides to school a bicycle. (c) Kunal rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Kunal a bicycle to school.
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tall the tree is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw an elephant. (c) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (d) Kabir saw a big elephant.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Farhan is crying? (b) Why is Farhan crying? (c) Is why Farhan crying? (d) Farhan is why crying?
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya and ananya will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
24. 24.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a black dog. (b) Kabir saw a small black dog. (c) Kabir saw a small dog. (d) Kabir saw a dog.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Manav laughing? (b) Manav is why laughing? (c) Why Manav is laughing? (d) Why is Manav laughing?
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Chennai on Friday.” (a) the (b) in (c) we (d) old
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.These words are mixed up: milk / drinks / before / Aarav / bed / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Aarav warm milk before bed. (c) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Aarav drinks before bed warm milk.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Isha drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
32. 32.These words are mixed up: bag / packs / school / at / the / night / Sneha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (b) Sneha packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Sneha the school bag at night. (d) Sneha the school bag packs at night.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “the” (c) after “reached” (d) after “was”
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) Planted rice in the field.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Rohan crying?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
38. 38.“Broke his toy car.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which of these is a statement? (a) How noisy the market is! (b) What is Aarav reading today? (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) Omkar eats a banana after school.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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