Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 965 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) smooth (d) noisy
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “nisha met Arjun at the station in Delhi.” (a) in (b) the (c) at (d) nisha
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar is who calling? (b) Who is Omkar calling? (c) Who Omkar is calling? (d) Is who Omkar calling?
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How noisy the market is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Vikram going after school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) in (c) saturday (d) maths
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “we” (b) after “at” (c) after “The” (d) after “late”
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Rohan drawing in class? (b) What Rohan is drawing in class? (c) What is Rohan drawing in class? (d) Rohan is what drawing in class?
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a blue bag. (b) Isha carried a big bag. (c) Isha carried a big blue bag. (d) Isha carried a bag.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet but we walked slowly.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a big cake” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.These words are mixed up: cleans / Arjun / every / room / Saturday / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Arjun the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Arjun cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Arjun the room every Saturday.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “meera and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) the (b) and (c) in (d) meera
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “The” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “was”
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sour (d) bright
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The train. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Switch off the fan. (d) What is Aarav reading today?
22. 22.Kabir wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) square
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) Blew the leaves away.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it.
25. 25.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.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 so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.These words are mixed up: Yash / cooks / rice / lunch / for
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Yash rice for lunch. (b) Yash cooks for lunch rice. (c) Yash cooks rice for lunch. (d) Yash rice cooks for lunch.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Diya going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “we” (c) after “a” (d) after “ripe”
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Lucknow on Sunday.” (a) on (b) fort (c) we (d) in
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Zoya laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) wooden
34. 34.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Simran picked a tiny flower. (b) Simran picked a tiny white flower. (c) Simran picked a white flower. (d) Simran picked a flower.
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) Line up near the door. (b) Imran visits the library on Fridays. (c) What is Rohan eating for lunch? (d) What a big cake!
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rahul and Kavya will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) come (b) my (c) house (d) rahul
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it. (c) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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