Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 172 · 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? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Adityas kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahuls cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas' cap
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Ira's cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diyas kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas kite
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) friend (c) is
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai

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