Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 14 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) in
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manav's cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) family
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) friend (b) kabir (c) best
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahuls pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Sneha's kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) best (c) friend
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) with
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) long
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) uncle
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Devs pen

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