Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 179 · 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? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) celebrate
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
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? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aditya
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nisha's cap
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) long
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) year
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's book (b) Poojas' book (c) Poojas book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs cap
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) visited

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