Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 967 · 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:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Rohan ate a yellow mango. (b) Rohan ate a big yellow mango. (c) Rohan ate a big mango. (d) Rohan ate a mango.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the car washes on Sundays. (b) Arjun washes the car on Sundays. (c) Arjun washes on Sundays the car. (d) Washes Arjun the car on Sundays.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is why laughing? (b) Is why Pooja laughing? (c) Why Pooja is laughing? (d) Why is Pooja laughing?
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Imran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph picked Joseph's mango. Joseph ate it. (b) Joseph picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Joseph picked his mango. Him ate it.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria lives near the lake in bhopal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sour
14. 14.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please close the door. (b) Priya draws a picture in art class. (c) What a long train! (d) Who is Pooja calling?
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin the cat feeds every morning. (b) Tenzin feeds every morning the cat. (c) Feeds Tenzin the cat every morning. (d) Tenzin feeds the cat every morning.
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (b) Diya fixed Diya's toy car. Diya played with it. (c) Diya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya a song sings in the morning. (b) Zoya sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Zoya a song in the morning. (d) Zoya sings in the morning a song.
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “closed” (c) after “was” (d) after “we”
22. 22.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
23. 23.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a small black dog. (b) Farhan saw a black dog. (c) Farhan saw a small dog. (d) Farhan saw a dog.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran fixed Imran's toy car. Imran played with it. (b) Imran fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Imran fixed his toy car. He played with it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Checked my throat. (c) My grandmother. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan washed Rohan's bicycle. Rohan rode it. (b) Rohan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Rohan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “The”
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rohan carried a big blue bag. (b) Rohan carried a bag. (c) Rohan carried a big bag. (d) Rohan carried a blue bag.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) Rang his bell. (c) The village pond. (d) When the school bus came.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul fixed Rahul's toy car. Rahul played with it. (b) Rahul fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Rahul fixed his toy car. He played with it.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in pune on Thursday.” (a) on (b) visited (c) pune (d) old
34. 34.These words are mixed up: Vikram / storybook / night / reads / at / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Vikram a storybook at night. (b) Vikram reads a storybook at night. (c) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (d) Vikram reads at night a storybook.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
36. 36.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Meera saw an orange butterfly. (b) Meera saw a tiny orange butterfly. (c) Meera saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Meera saw a butterfly.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kabir flew a kite. (b) Kabir flew a red kite. (c) Kabir flew a small red kite. (d) Kabir flew a small kite.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in pune on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in kochi on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) Watered the plants. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.

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