Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 900 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “tenzin and pooja will come to my house on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) spicy (d) noisy
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Running in the park. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
6. 6.Kunal 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) wooden
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The train.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for Eid.” (a) aunt (b) made (c) sweets (d) my
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “closed” (c) after “back” (d) after “we”
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Zoya opened a big umbrella. (b) Zoya opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Zoya opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Zoya opened an umbrella.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) spicy
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Zoya travelling to school? (b) Zoya is how travelling to school? (c) How is Zoya travelling to school? (d) How Zoya is travelling to school?
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) smooth (d) bright
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) My aunt. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) salty (d) loud
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
25. 25.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kavya flew a small kite. (b) Kavya flew a yellow kite. (c) Kavya flew a small yellow kite. (d) Kavya flew a kite.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: flies / on / kite / a / the / roof / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Priya a kite on the roof. (b) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Priya a kite flies on the roof.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Tenzin travelling to school? (b) How Tenzin is travelling to school? (c) Tenzin is how travelling to school? (d) How is Tenzin travelling to school?
28. 28.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tasty samosa! (b) What is Tara eating for lunch? (c) Zoya visits the library on Fridays. (d) Switch off the fan.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Kavya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) hungry (c) brave
32. 32.Riya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) ancient (c) new
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “It” (c) after “drank” (d) after “very”
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kavya carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Kavya carried a blue bag. (c) Kavya carried a heavy bag. (d) Kavya carried a bag.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Gave me a pencil.
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan draws a picture in art class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
38. 38.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Rohan is calling? (b) Rohan is who calling? (c) Who is Rohan calling? (d) Is who Rohan calling?
39. 39.Priya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) calm (c) cross
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.

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