Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 845 · 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.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the plants waters in the evening. (b) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (c) Maria waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Maria the plants in the evening.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Zoya draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) test (c) have (d) in
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Kunal fixed Kunal's toy car. Kunal played with it. (c) Kunal fixed his toy car. He played with it.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Before the sun set.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and nisha will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) quiet (d) bright
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) sweets (b) for (c) my (d) aunt
14. 14.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Kavya leaving for Delhi? (b) Switch off the fan. (c) How long the train is! (d) Dev kicks the ball in the garden.
15. 15.Isha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) huge (c) tiny
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Isha travelling to school? (b) How Isha is travelling to school? (c) Is how Isha travelling to school? (d) Isha is how travelling to school?
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
23. 23.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Imran packs the school bag at night. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) Why is Manav crying? (d) What a beautiful garden!
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha found her kite. She flew it. (b) Sneha found Sneha's kite. Sneha flew it. (c) Sneha found her kite. Her flew it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “fell” (c) after “Kabir” (d) after “hurt”
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Tenzin is reading today? (b) What is Tenzin reading today? (c) Tenzin is what reading today? (d) Is what Tenzin reading today?
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Tara saw a dog. (b) Tara saw a big dog. (c) Tara saw a big black dog. (d) Tara saw a black dog.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Omkar laughing?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
30. 30.These words are mixed up: the / Farhan / feeds / every / morning / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan feeds every morning the cat. (b) Farhan the cat feeds every morning. (c) Farhan feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Farhan the cat every morning.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: the / Zoya / dog / brushes / on / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Zoya brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Zoya the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Zoya the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.Tenzin wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) round
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “liked” (c) after “The” (d) after “smiled”
37. 37.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kavya wore an old blue cap. (b) Kavya wore an old cap. (c) Kavya wore a cap. (d) Kavya wore a blue cap.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The hungry monkey.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Simran the dog on Sundays. (b) Simran brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Simran brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Simran the dog brushes on Sundays.

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