Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 105 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Capitals, marks, apostrophes): Capital letters: the first word of a sentence, the word I, and every proper noun (Jaipur, Monday, Diwali). End marks: ? after a question, . after a telling sentence, ! after “What a …!” or “How …!”. Apostrophes: in short forms, where letters are left out (do not → don’t); and to show who owns something (Riya’s bag).

1. 1.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) is
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priyas book
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas kite
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) is (b) riya (c) best
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkar's pen (c) Omkars pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) uncle
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) with (c) family
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) diwali
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) celebrate
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) kaveri
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt

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