Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 926 · 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 road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last tuesday i went to pune by train.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Indore.” (a) in (b) a (c) and (d) i
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (b) Arjun is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Arjun playing cricket? (d) Where Arjun is playing cricket?
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Joseph is reading today? (b) Is what Joseph reading today? (c) Joseph is what reading today? (d) What is Joseph reading today?
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir was born in the month of January.” (a) in (b) the (c) kabir (d) month
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (b) Riya plays cricket in the park. (c) Riya cricket plays in the park. (d) Riya plays in the park cricket.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Told us a story. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The school bell.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja writes a poem every week. (b) Writes Pooja a poem every week. (c) Pooja writes every week a poem. (d) Pooja a poem writes every week.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Riya travelling to school? (b) Riya is how travelling to school? (c) How Riya is travelling to school? (d) Is how Riya travelling to school?
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav and ananya will come to my house on monday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Imran packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Imran packed Imran's bag. Imran carried it.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Joseph eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “can” (c) after “The” (d) after “talk”
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “meera and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from surat in august.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Diwali.” (a) met (b) all (c) on (d) we
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “to” (b) after “dark” (c) after “The” (d) after “turned”
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) The school bus. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
32. 32.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 “went” (c) after “shop” (d) after “closed”
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.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 but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya feeds the cat every morning” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Imran is going after school? (b) Is where Imran going after school? (c) Where is Imran going after school? (d) Imran is where going after school?
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Yash picked Yash's mango. Yash ate it. (c) Yash picked his mango. He ate it.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) fluffy
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Chennai for Diwali last year.” (a) last (b) we (c) went (d) year
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in november.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3

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