Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 249 · 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? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) best (c) friend
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) friend (c) best
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas book (c) Riyas' book
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Devs bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahul's book
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) is (b) friend (c) meera
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neel's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Devs pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) lives
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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