Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 83 · 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 mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “were”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Nisha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) wooden
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) bright (d) loud
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) smooth (c) salty (d) quiet
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Ishaan reading today?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We visited the old fort in patna on Sunday.” (a) in (b) old (c) patna (d) visited
9. 9.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Tenzin opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Tenzin opened an umbrella. (c) Tenzin opened a big umbrella. (d) Tenzin opened a big yellow umbrella.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Aarav wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) purple
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Shimla for Pongal last year.” (a) went (b) year (c) last (d) we
16. 16.Nisha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) wooden (c) chilly
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rohan eating for lunch? (b) Is what Rohan eating for lunch? (c) What Rohan is eating for lunch? (d) Rohan is what eating for lunch?
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Meera reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) bitter
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “drank” (c) after “was” (d) after “hot”
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) fluffy
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “strong” (c) after “umbrella” (d) after “turned”
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Omkar rice for lunch. (b) Omkar cooks for lunch rice. (c) Omkar cooks rice for lunch. (d) Omkar rice cooks for lunch.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Although he was tired. (d) Broke his toy car.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Dev waters the plants in the evening.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Tara a storybook at night. (b) Tara reads at night a storybook. (c) Tara a storybook reads at night. (d) Tara reads a storybook at night.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to kochi for Christmas last year.” (a) to (b) last (c) kochi (d) year
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Sneha saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Sneha saw a blue butterfly. (c) Sneha saw a butterfly. (d) Sneha saw a tiny blue butterfly.
34. 34.“The rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran washes on Sundays the car. (b) Imran washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Imran the car on Sundays. (d) Imran the car washes on Sundays.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed because we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The brown cow. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja flies on the roof a kite. (b) Pooja a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Pooja a kite on the roof. (d) Pooja flies a kite on the roof.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aisha picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Aisha picked a tiny flower. (c) Aisha picked a yellow flower. (d) Aisha picked a flower.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) sour (d) colourful

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