Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 912 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “dev met Ishaan at the station in Patna.” (a) met (b) dev (c) in (d) at
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “While Mum was cooking.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Simran laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for holi.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (b) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) quiet
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) we (c) in (d) on
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Ishaan the car on Sundays. (b) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (c) Ishaan the car washes on Sundays. (d) Ishaan washes on Sundays the car.
16. 16.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “isha was born in the month of november.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Omkar the school bag at night. (b) Omkar packs at night the school bag. (c) Omkar the school bag packs at night. (d) Omkar packs the school bag at night.
20. 20.Priya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) afraid (c) brave
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) smooth (c) bright (d) noisy
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Joseph laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Kochi on wednesday.” (a) wednesday (b) in (c) visited (d) fort
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a funny joke! (b) Why is Tara crying? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Maria kicks the ball in the garden.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
28. 28.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Who is Sneha calling? (b) What a noisy market! (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Joseph visits the library on Fridays.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The players.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Omkar packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Omkar packed Omkar's bag. Omkar carried it.
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.These words are mixed up: school / bag / night / packs / at / Arjun / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun packs the school bag at night. (b) Arjun packs at night the school bag. (c) Arjun the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Arjun the school bag at night.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “her” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and Ananya will come to my house on saturday.” (a) saturday (b) come (c) house (d) will
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) shiny
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev packed Dev's bag. Dev carried it. (b) Dev packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Dev packed his bag. He carried it.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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