Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 153 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) river
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhans book
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) visited
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs pen (c) Devs' pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) best (c) friend
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) river
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riyas kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans' book (c) Karans book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) with
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Adityas bag
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) is (b) friend (c) pooja

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