Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 925 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) noisy
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Manav painted a round pot. (b) Manav painted a round orange pot. (c) Manav painted an orange pot. (d) Manav painted a pot.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: bus / the / Isha / at / seven / catches
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha catches the bus at seven. (b) Isha the bus catches at seven. (c) Catches Isha the bus at seven. (d) Isha catches at seven the bus.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) The rain fell all night.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “can” (c) after “The” (d) after “talk”
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) bitter
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Priya cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Priya cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Priya the room every Saturday.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rahul rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “went” (b) after “we” (c) after “closed” (d) after “back”
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Tara going after school?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
14. 14.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
15. 15.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a tall house. (b) Vikram drew a red house. (c) Vikram drew a tall red house. (d) Vikram drew a house.
16. 16.Kabir wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) purple
17. 17.These words are mixed up: kitchen / the / Isha / helps / Grandma / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Isha Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Isha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
19. 19.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Meera wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) ugly (c) spicy
21. 21.Dev wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) purple (c) sad
22. 22.These words are mixed up: rides / school / bicycle / a / to / Joseph
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph rides to school a bicycle. (b) Joseph rides a bicycle to school. (c) Joseph a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rides Joseph a bicycle to school.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) loud
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) park (b) to (c) on (d) wednesday
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) Because it was raining. (d) My father.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aisha saw an elephant. (b) Aisha saw a grey elephant. (c) Aisha saw a huge elephant. (d) Aisha saw a huge grey elephant.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ishaan found a pink shell. (b) Ishaan found a shell. (c) Ishaan found a small shell. (d) Ishaan found a small pink shell.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav sings in the morning a song. (b) Sings Manav a song in the morning. (c) Manav sings a song in the morning. (d) Manav a song sings in the morning.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) The tiny ant. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first thursday of February.” (a) the (b) on (c) of (d) thursday
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “too” (c) after “nobody” (d) after “a”
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sour (c) sticky (d) shiny
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Maria eats a banana after school. (c) How is Vikram travelling to school? (d) Drink a glass of milk.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “out” (c) after “a” (d) after “lit”
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to pune for diwali last year.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4

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