Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 175 · 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 kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabir's kite
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhans' pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) friend (c) sneha
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) cricket
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhan's kite
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) is
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) is (c) arjun
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaans' kite
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) with
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunals' pen
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras' book
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite

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