Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 826 · 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?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “a” (c) after “The” (d) after “out”
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Our teacher. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Saanvi the car on Sundays. (c) Saanvi the car washes on Sundays. (d) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays.
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tara wore new clothes on christmas.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir sings a song in the morning. (b) Kabir sings in the morning a song. (c) Kabir a song sings in the morning. (d) Sings Kabir a song in the morning.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Gave me a pencil. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) If you come early. (d) Fell all night.
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav was born in the month of February.” (a) in (b) aarav (c) month (d) was
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) shiny (d) salty
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (b) Meera made her card. Her posted it. (c) Meera made her card. She posted it.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) maths (c) a (d) wednesday
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a dog. (b) Aisha saw a big black dog. (c) Aisha saw a big dog. (d) Aisha saw a black dog.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Carried a crumb.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: on / Farhan / visits / library / the / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan visits the library on Fridays. (b) Visits Farhan the library on Fridays. (c) Farhan visits on Fridays the library. (d) Farhan the library visits on Fridays.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya eats after school a banana. (b) Diya eats a banana after school. (c) Diya a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Diya a banana after school.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “a” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “baked” (d) after “cake”
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav is why crying? (b) Why Aarav is crying? (c) Why is Aarav crying? (d) Is why Aarav crying?
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) sticky
27. 27.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.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) a (c) on (d) have
30. 30.Diya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) square
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Yash a storybook at night. (b) Yash a storybook reads at night. (c) Yash reads a storybook at night. (d) Yash reads at night a storybook.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Since it was late. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) The hungry monkey.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Two ducks. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “omkar wore new clothes on Eid.” (a) on (b) new (c) wore (d) omkar
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) colourful
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “it” (c) after “says” (d) after “talk”
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Ananya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Ananya painted Ananya's pot. Ananya sold it.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) have (c) saturday (d) test
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in agra starts in December.” (a) big (b) agra (c) starts (d) in

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