Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 176 · 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 book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns cap
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas pen
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) friend (b) saanvi (c) best
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) holi
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yashs pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) best (b) is (c) karan
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aisha
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhan's book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) river
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
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? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) our

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar