Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 974 · 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 baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “The” (b) after “was” (c) after “baby” (d) after “sleeping”
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Imran sings a song in the morning.
4. 4.Saanvi wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) ancient (c) new
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) a (c) test (d) on
6. 6.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) square (c) sad
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Isha catches the bus at seven.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Tenzin drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) smooth (d) sour
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Aisha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) spicy (c) hot
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “she” (c) after “looked” (d) after “pen”
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera a song sings in the morning. (b) Meera sings in the morning a song. (c) Meera sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Meera a song in the morning.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last saturday I went to Mysuru by train.” (a) by (b) went (c) saturday (d) to
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.“The old farmer.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Kunal wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) square (c) noisy
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya made her card. She posted it. (b) Priya made Priya's card. Priya posted it. (c) Priya made her card. Her posted it.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Tenzin playing cricket? (b) Where Tenzin is playing cricket? (c) Tenzin is where playing cricket? (d) Is where Tenzin playing cricket?
26. 26.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a yellow flower. (b) Manav picked a pretty flower. (c) Manav picked a flower. (d) Manav picked a pretty yellow flower.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “back” (c) after “went” (d) after “The”
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “hurt” (c) after “fell” (d) after “bicycle”
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Arjun laughing? (b) Why Arjun is laughing? (c) Arjun is why laughing? (d) Is why Arjun laughing?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to agra for Eid last year.” (a) year (b) to (c) agra (d) last
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (b) Aarav is where playing cricket? (c) Where Aarav is playing cricket? (d) Is where Aarav playing cricket?
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Arjun helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Why is Sneha laughing? (c) What a big cake! (d) Water the plants today.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) colourful
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
40. 40.These words are mixed up: in / helps / kitchen / Grandma / the / Meera
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Meera helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Meera Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Helps Meera Grandma in the kitchen.

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