Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 920 · 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 “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “last Friday I went to Jaipur by train.” (a) last (b) train (c) by (d) went
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “late” (c) after “was” (d) after “The”
4. 4.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Saanvi opened an umbrella. (b) Saanvi opened a small umbrella. (c) Saanvi opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Saanvi opened a small yellow umbrella.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: bag / the / Kabir / packs / night / at / school
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (b) Kabir packs at night the school bag. (c) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (d) Kabir the school bag packs at night.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Aisha wore an old blue cap. (b) Aisha wore an old cap. (c) Aisha wore a blue cap. (d) Aisha wore a cap.
8. 8.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a big cake! (b) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (c) When is Diya leaving for Delhi? (d) Please feed the cat.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Manav Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Manav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what reading today? (b) Is what Rahul reading today? (c) What is Rahul reading today? (d) What Rahul is reading today?
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
13. 13.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) slow (c) quick
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Yash rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Yash rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Yash rode a bicycle. (d) Yash rode a red bicycle.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
16. 16.Ananya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) afraid (c) brave
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) prickly
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) shiny
20. 20.These words are mixed up: Grandma / the / helps / Kabir / in / kitchen
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Kabir Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Kabir Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Kabir helps Grandma in the kitchen.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Aarav picked Aarav's mango. Aarav ate it. (c) Aarav picked his mango. He ate it.
25. 25.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Sneha leaving for Delhi? (b) Kavya catches the bus at seven. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Line up near the door.
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Broke his toy car.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Imran a kite on the roof. (c) Imran a kite flies on the roof. (d) Imran flies on the roof a kite.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Simran crying? (b) Is why Simran crying? (c) Simran is why crying? (d) Why Simran is crying?
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Maria is reading today? (b) What is Maria reading today? (c) Maria is what reading today? (d) Is what Maria reading today?
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya and I played in the park on tuesday.” (a) and (b) in (c) tuesday (d) on
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Isha drawing in class? (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Farhan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Please feed the cat.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (c) Dev reads a storybook at night. (d) Wait for me at the gate.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Diya opened an umbrella. (b) Diya opened a small umbrella. (c) Diya opened a striped umbrella. (d) Diya opened a small striped umbrella.
37. 37.Which of these is a statement? (a) Kabir waters the plants in the evening. (b) What a colourful rangoli! (c) What is Yash eating for lunch? (d) Please speak slowly.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died but nobody watered them.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Bhopal on Sunday.” (a) on (b) we (c) fort (d) in
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in patna starts in july.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4

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