Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 122 · 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 “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) is (c) friend
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myra's cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) uncle
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) friend (c) rahul
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) yamuna
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) celebrate
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite

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