Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 26 · 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 Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) lives
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananyas' book
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas' kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) is
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) manav
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) is
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) ganga
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) long
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvi's bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) nisha (b) friend (c) best
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neels' pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?

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