Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 922 · 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 “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “pooja and ananya will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
3. 3.These words are mixed up: banana / a / Aarav / eats / after / school
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav eats a banana after school. (b) Eats Aarav a banana after school. (c) Aarav eats after school a banana. (d) Aarav a banana eats after school.
4. 4.These words are mixed up: cricket / in / park / Yash / the / plays
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash plays in the park cricket. (b) Yash cricket plays in the park. (c) Yash plays cricket in the park. (d) Plays Yash cricket in the park.
5. 5.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a bright moon! (b) What is Meera reading today? (c) Sit down quietly. (d) Meera visits the library on Fridays.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kunal flew a red kite. (b) Kunal flew a big red kite. (c) Kunal flew a big kite. (d) Kunal flew a kite.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “children” (d) after “The”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ananya picked a pretty flower. (b) Ananya picked a pretty white flower. (c) Ananya picked a flower. (d) Ananya picked a white flower.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Arjun crying? (b) Why Arjun is crying? (c) Arjun is why crying? (d) Why is Arjun crying?
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha catches the bus at seven.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Isha reading today?” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Sneha going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Yash wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) huge (c) tiny
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Zoya drawing in class? (b) Zoya is what drawing in class? (c) What Zoya is drawing in class? (d) What is Zoya drawing in class?
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met Ananya at the station in mysuru.” (a) mysuru (b) at (c) met (d) the
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
22. 22.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kunal found a pink shell. (b) Kunal found a shell. (c) Kunal found a small pink shell. (d) Kunal found a small shell.
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) met (b) we (c) on (d) all
24. 24.These words are mixed up: lunch / for / cooks / Farhan / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Farhan rice for lunch. (c) Farhan cooks rice for lunch. (d) Farhan cooks for lunch rice.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan plays in the park cricket. (b) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (c) Farhan cricket plays in the park. (d) Plays Farhan cricket in the park.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Saanvi rode a green bicycle. (b) Saanvi rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Saanvi rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Saanvi rode a bicycle.
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “she”
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “My” (b) after “got” (c) after “man” (d) after “stuck”
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) colourful (d) rough
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in kolkata.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Shone over the lake.
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My aunt. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The new student sat next to me.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph picked Joseph's mango. Joseph ate it. (b) Joseph picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Joseph picked his mango. He ate it.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a small shell. (b) Riya found a pink shell. (c) Riya found a small pink shell. (d) Riya found a shell.
37. 37.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav waters the plants in the evening” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) A big black crow. (d) The train left the station at nine.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) smooth (c) loud (d) bright

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