Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 206 · 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 is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas' bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) pune
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) long
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) is (c) sneha
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjuns' pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nishas pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) chennai
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) uncle
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) year
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) holi
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Pooja's cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) is (b) yash (c) friend
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .

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