Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 84 · 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?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “Our” (c) after “won” (d) after “practised”
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Yash lost Yash's pencil. Yash found it. (c) Yash lost his pencil. Him found it.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sweet
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Yash visits the library on Fridays. (b) What a big cake! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) What is Aarav reading today?
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Tenzin found Tenzin's kite. Tenzin flew it. (c) Tenzin found his kite. He flew it.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “we” (b) after “went” (c) after “closed” (d) after “shop”
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
9. 9.Saanvi 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
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “We”
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) sweet (c) loud (d) colourful
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin met manav at the station in jaipur.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Yash rode a new green bicycle. (b) Yash rode a bicycle. (c) Yash rode a green bicycle. (d) Yash rode a new bicycle.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Indore for Christmas last year.” (a) went (b) we (c) last (d) for
16. 16.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Vikram reading today? (b) Zoya rides a bicycle to school. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Please feed the cat.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) bitter
18. 18.These words are mixed up: park / the / cricket / Sneha / plays / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Sneha cricket in the park. (b) Sneha cricket plays in the park. (c) Sneha plays cricket in the park. (d) Sneha plays in the park cricket.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Imran crying?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) Rang loudly.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Manav lost Manav's pencil. Manav found it. (c) Manav lost his pencil. Him found it.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in mysuru starts in february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) Since it was late.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Helps Simran Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Simran helps in the kitchen Grandma.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Imran the library on Fridays. (c) Imran visits on Fridays the library. (d) Imran visits the library on Fridays.
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Mysuru.” (a) cousin (b) my (c) zoo (d) in
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin was born in the month of february.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
31. 31.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on wednesday.” (a) fort (b) old (c) the (d) wednesday
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) sticky (d) loud
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
38. 38.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) The school bus.

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