Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 998 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) rough (d) colourful
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in pune starts in april.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan a song sings in the morning. (b) Rohan sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (d) Rohan sings a song in the morning.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Sneha writes a poem every week” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it.
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Rohan crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) bitter (d) smooth
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Simran the car on Sundays. (c) Simran the car washes on Sundays. (d) Simran washes the car on Sundays.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
16. 16.Sneha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) wooden (c) tiny
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
19. 19.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.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aarav was born in the month of april.” (a) april (b) month (c) born (d) was
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave us cool shade. (b) The firefighters. (c) If you come early. (d) The players ran onto the field.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev packs the school bag at night. (b) Dev the school bag packs at night. (c) Dev packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Dev the school bag at night.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Kunal wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quiet (c) noisy
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Meera carried a heavy bag. (b) Meera carried a black bag. (c) Meera carried a bag. (d) Meera carried a heavy black bag.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: banana / Pooja / school / a / eats / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja eats a banana after school. (b) Pooja eats after school a banana. (c) Pooja a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Pooja a banana after school.
28. 28.Simran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) purple (c) chilly
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) My sister. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev and manav will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Joseph carried a big bag. (b) Joseph carried a big blue bag. (c) Joseph carried a bag. (d) Joseph carried a blue bag.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Why is Omkar laughing? (c) Aarav reads a storybook at night. (d) Please feed the cat.
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “homework” (c) after “read” (d) after “finished”
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “The” (d) after “teacher”
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
37. 37.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “we” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “baby” (d) after “The”
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
40. 40.Kabir wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) purple (c) quick

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