Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 99 · 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.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Pooja is eating for lunch? (b) Pooja is what eating for lunch? (c) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (d) Is what Pooja eating for lunch?
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “planted” (c) after “seed” (d) after “Meera”
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph visits on Fridays the library. (b) Joseph the library visits on Fridays. (c) Joseph visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Joseph the library on Fridays.
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) bright
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Rahul visits the library on Fridays.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How tall the tree is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.Tara wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) square (c) chilly
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “meera and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) meera (b) the (c) in (d) on
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “looked” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “her”
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun found his kite. He flew it. (b) Arjun found Arjun's kite. Arjun flew it. (c) Arjun found his kite. Him flew it.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “children” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
18. 18.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The rain fell all night.
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind blew the leaves away. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Kunal washed Kunal's bicycle. Kunal rode it. (c) Kunal washed his bicycle. He rode it.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “hard” (c) after “Our” (d) after “won”
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on friday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya is where going after school? (b) Is where Riya going after school? (c) Where is Riya going after school? (d) Where Riya is going after school?
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a shiny green bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a green bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a bicycle.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it. (c) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) salty
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal found Kunal's kite. Kunal flew it. (b) Kunal found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kunal found his kite. Him flew it.
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
34. 34.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a small kite. (b) Isha flew a kite. (c) Isha flew a yellow kite. (d) Isha flew a small yellow kite.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
36. 36.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.These words are mixed up: night / Kabir / bag / school / packs / at / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (c) Kabir packs at night the school bag. (d) Kabir packs the school bag at night.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The children. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Arjun wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) ugly (c) purple

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