Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 178 · 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? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) river
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvi's cap
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) uncle
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manavs book
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) uncle
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priyas pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Iras cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) friend
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Taras' book (c) Tara's book
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjun's cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) is (c) manav
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) is
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) sneha (c) friend
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) our
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) long
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm

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