Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 242 · 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? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riya's pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riyas' pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) is
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) best
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Taras' kite (c) Tara's kite
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) is (c) june
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) holi
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aaravs book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) family
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't

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