Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 171 · 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? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) godavari
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Snehas bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aarav
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjuns' bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) lives
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) onam
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) is (c) june
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) ishaan (c) best
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) ganga
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen

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