Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 923 · 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 “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing but she can dance too.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Kavya wrote Kavya's poem. Kavya read it. (c) Kavya wrote her poem. Her read it.
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What is Rohan reading today? (d) How tall the tree is!
5. 5.These words are mixed up: picture / draws / art / a / in / class / Nisha
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha draws in art class a picture. (b) Nisha a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Nisha a picture in art class. (d) Nisha draws a picture in art class.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) sticky
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Zoya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Kabir packed Kabir's bag. Kabir carried it. (c) Kabir packed his bag. He carried it.
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.Rahul wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) purple
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Sneha the room every Saturday. (c) Sneha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Sneha cleans the room every Saturday.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Isha a song in the morning. (b) Isha sings in the morning a song. (c) Isha sings a song in the morning. (d) Isha a song sings in the morning.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first tuesday of September.” (a) is (b) tuesday (c) birthday (d) of
16. 16.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.These words are mixed up: Meera / seven / at / the / catches / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera the bus catches at seven. (b) Meera catches at seven the bus. (c) Meera catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Meera the bus at seven.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kavya saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Kavya saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Kavya saw an orange butterfly. (d) Kavya saw a butterfly.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The postman. (d) Planted rice in the field.
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “soon” (c) after “it” (d) after “dark”
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Two ducks. (d) Because the shop was closed.
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Manav kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) How is Rohan travelling to school?
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Monday.” (a) visited (b) in (c) we (d) fort
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera packed Meera's bag. Meera carried it. (b) Meera packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Meera packed her bag. Her carried it.
25. 25.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 “we” (c) after “shop” (d) after “closed”
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The rain fell all night.
28. 28.These words are mixed up: Omkar / reads / night / at / a / storybook
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar reads a storybook at night. (b) Omkar reads at night a storybook. (c) Omkar a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Omkar a storybook at night.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a beautiful garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Zoya the plants in the evening. (c) Zoya waters the plants in the evening. (d) Zoya waters in the evening the plants.
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Isha is crying? (b) Is why Isha crying? (c) Isha is why crying? (d) Why is Isha crying?
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) If you come early. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The village pond.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun lives near the lake in Pune.” (a) lives (b) the (c) near (d) arjun
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a colourful rangoli” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The red kite.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) all (b) our (c) met (d) onam
40. 40.Aarav wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) hot (c) chilly

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