Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 979 · 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 bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “bus” (c) after “late” (d) after “we”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “vikram lives near the lake in Indore.” (a) lives (b) vikram (c) lake (d) the
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
5. 5.These words are mixed up: Fridays / library / Arjun / on / visits / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Arjun the library on Fridays. (b) Arjun the library visits on Fridays. (c) Arjun visits on Fridays the library. (d) Arjun visits the library on Fridays.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Grandpa.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) Water the plants today. (b) What is Priya reading today? (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Yash reads a storybook at night.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays. (c) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays.
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) reopens (b) the (c) holidays (d) our
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya met ananya at the station in lucknow.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Maria wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) hungry (c) glad
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Ishaan going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tenzin met Rohan at the station in Jaipur.” (a) station (b) the (c) met (d) tenzin
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Diya plays cricket in the park. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Where is Isha going after school?
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sour (c) noisy (d) bright
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Arjun baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Arjun baked Arjun's cake. Arjun shared it.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Nisha wore a blue cap. (b) Nisha wore an old cap. (c) Nisha wore an old blue cap. (d) Nisha wore a cap.
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan found Rohan's kite. Rohan flew it. (b) Rohan found his kite. He flew it. (c) Rohan found his kite. Him flew it.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) Told us a story.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The wind. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Yash calling? (b) Who Yash is calling? (c) Who is Yash calling? (d) Yash is who calling?
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Ishaan crying? (b) Ishaan is why crying? (c) Why Ishaan is crying? (d) Why is Ishaan crying?
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Yash playing cricket? (b) Where Yash is playing cricket? (c) Where is Yash playing cricket? (d) Yash is where playing cricket?
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) salty (c) prickly (d) shiny
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a small kite. (b) Isha flew a yellow kite. (c) Isha flew a kite. (d) Isha flew a small yellow kite.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Because the shop was closed.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Our teacher. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.

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