Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 168 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoyas' bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) best (b) friend (c) saanvi
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) uncle
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) visited
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) long
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) year
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) our
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) long
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) yamuna
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) lives
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meeras cap
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) kavya (c) best

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