Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 231 · 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 yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) a
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas kite (b) Kavyas' kite (c) Kavya's kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunals' kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) ganga
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) friend (c) omkar
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) best (c) friend
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yashs' bag
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) kabir (c) is
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi

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