Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 859 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “Vikram drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Aarav playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a cute puppy” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “vikram was born in the month of april.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot but we went for a swim.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) salty (d) smooth
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar flies a kite on the roof” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a tall house. (b) Vikram drew a red house. (c) Vikram drew a tall red house. (d) Vikram drew a house.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi a storybook reads at night. (b) Saanvi reads at night a storybook. (c) Saanvi reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Saanvi a storybook at night.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Imran the dog on Sundays. (c) Imran brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Imran brushes on Sundays the dog.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) quiet
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) Playing with my friends.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) sour (d) colourful
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “off” (c) after “over” (d) after “The”
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Maria / a / morning / the / in / song / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria sings a song in the morning. (b) Sings Maria a song in the morning. (c) Maria sings in the morning a song. (d) Maria a song sings in the morning.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) aunt (b) christmas (c) sweets (d) made
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal writes every week a poem. (b) Kunal writes a poem every week. (c) Kunal a poem writes every week. (d) Writes Kunal a poem every week.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The school bell.
30. 30.Saanvi wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) square (c) dull
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) sour
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul a picture draws in art class. (b) Rahul draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Rahul a picture in art class. (d) Rahul draws in art class a picture.
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Zoya going after school? (b) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) How sweet the mango is!
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “was”
35. 35.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
38. 38.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Kunal the dog on Sundays. (b) Kunal brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Kunal the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Kunal brushes on Sundays the dog.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Diya travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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