Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 906 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Manav is calling? (b) Manav is who calling? (c) Who is Manav calling? (d) Is who Manav calling?
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is what eating for lunch? (b) What Arjun is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Arjun eating for lunch? (d) What is Arjun eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar baked Omkar's cake. Omkar shared it. (b) Omkar baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Omkar baked his cake. He shared it.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “rahul lives near the lake in Bhopal.” (a) near (b) rahul (c) lives (d) in
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a clever crow” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How noisy the market is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it. (b) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Simran wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) quick (c) slow
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How lovely the song is” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “it” (b) after “sky” (c) after “dark” (d) after “turned”
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya met joseph at the station in surat.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree gave us cool shade.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Pooja and Kunal will come to my house on thursday.” (a) will (b) come (c) on (d) thursday
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How long the train is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Grandpa. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (b) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (d) Rahul the cat feeds every morning.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) The school bus. (c) Rang loudly. (d) Because it was raining.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please help me carry this box.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
27. 27.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Imran found a white shell. (b) Imran found a tiny shell. (c) Imran found a shell. (d) Imran found a tiny white shell.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “train” (b) after “The” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “got”
32. 32.These words are mixed up: in / Joseph / Grandma / kitchen / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Joseph Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Joseph Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Joseph helps in the kitchen Grandma.
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Yash wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) quiet (c) noisy
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav was born in the month of october.” (a) of (b) month (c) the (d) october
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
37. 37.Maria wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) round (c) dry
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir packed Kabir's bag. Kabir carried it. (b) Kabir packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Kabir packed his bag. He carried it.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) smooth (c) loud (d) bitter

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