Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 254 · 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 bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) best (c) meera
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas' pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book

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