Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 229 · 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 Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavya's pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) aisha (c) is
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) last
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) is (c) arjun
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) lives
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) and
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras' kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) jaipur
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) is (b) friend (c) dev
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) eid
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt

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