Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 956 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “can” (c) after “talk” (d) after “it”
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan packs at night the school bag. (b) Packs Ishaan the school bag at night. (c) Ishaan packs the school bag at night. (d) Ishaan the school bag packs at night.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Last Monday i went to Jaipur by train.” (a) i (b) by (c) train (d) to
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The players.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Meera wore a red cap. (b) Meera wore a cap. (c) Meera wore a new red cap. (d) Meera wore a new cap.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Kavya wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Kavya wrote Kavya's poem. Kavya read it.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “basket” (c) after “mangoes” (d) after “ripe”
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my uncle came from indore in april.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun sings a song in the morning.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
14. 14.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Zoya carried a bag. (b) Zoya carried a heavy black bag. (c) Zoya carried a heavy bag. (d) Zoya carried a black bag.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in October.” (a) the (b) our (c) school (d) holidays
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) A big black crow. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) As soon as we reached home.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
18. 18.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Riya painted a round pot. (b) Riya painted a pot. (c) Riya painted a blue pot. (d) Riya painted a round blue pot.
19. 19.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Ananya drawing in class? (b) Kunal kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What a funny joke!
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
22. 22.Saanvi wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) fluffy
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from shimla in August.” (a) came (b) shimla (c) in (d) uncle
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Priya cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Sunday of june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june (d) first
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram picked Vikram's mango. Vikram ate it. (b) Vikram picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Vikram picked his mango. He ate it.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Tara reading today? (b) Tara is what reading today? (c) What Tara is reading today? (d) Is what Tara reading today?
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “homework” (b) after “I” (c) after “finished” (d) after “read”
33. 33.Kabir wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) round (c) sad
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “dark” (b) after “it” (c) after “to” (d) after “soon”
36. 36.These words are mixed up: visits / Dev / the / on / library / Fridays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (b) Dev visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Dev the library on Fridays. (d) Dev the library visits on Fridays.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Simran cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Simran the room every Saturday. (d) Simran the room cleans every Saturday.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan packs the school bag at night.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.

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