Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 855 · 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.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) If you come early. (c) The cricket match. (d) Gave me a pencil.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a shell. (b) Riya found a tiny shell. (c) Riya found a white shell. (d) Riya found a tiny white shell.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) to (b) saturday (c) dog (d) the
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “riya was born in the month of july.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from agra in November.” (a) from (b) agra (c) uncle (d) came
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “she” (c) after “liked” (d) after “The”
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi planted Saanvi's sapling. Saanvi watered it. (b) Saanvi planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Saanvi planted her sapling. Her watered it.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) spicy (d) shiny
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late but the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya bought Ananya's book. Ananya read it. (b) Ananya bought her book. She read it. (c) Ananya bought her book. Her read it.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (b) Farhan eats a banana after school. (c) Farhan a banana eats after school. (d) Farhan eats after school a banana.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) If you come early. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
19. 19.These words are mixed up: feeds / the / morning / every / Kavya / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya feeds the cat every morning. (b) Feeds Kavya the cat every morning. (c) Kavya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Kavya the cat feeds every morning.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
21. 21.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.
22. 22.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) wooden
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Maria picked a yellow flower. (b) Maria picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Maria picked a flower. (d) Maria picked a pretty flower.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: roof / a / kite / on / the / Rahul / flies
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul flies on the roof a kite. (b) Rahul a kite flies on the roof. (c) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) loud
27. 27.Which of these is a question? (a) What a lovely song! (b) Diya reads a storybook at night. (c) What is Imran reading today? (d) Put your books in the bag.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The doctor.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Kabir calling? (b) Who Kabir is calling? (c) Kabir is who calling? (d) Is who Kabir calling?
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “got” (b) after “on” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “The”
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Saanvi is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Saanvi eating for lunch? (c) Saanvi is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Saanvi eating for lunch?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Zoya laughing” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) Two ducks. (d) The new student sat next to me.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Saanvi a kite on the roof. (b) Saanvi a kite flies on the roof. (c) Saanvi flies on the roof a kite. (d) Saanvi flies a kite on the roof.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “Grandma” (b) after “cake” (c) after “baked” (d) after “smelled”

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