Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 264 · 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 narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Iras kite
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) friend (b) isha (c) best
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) a
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) eid
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) sneha (c) best
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaans' kite
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans' cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) visited
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nishas' kite
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) omkar (c) best
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) is (b) riya (c) friend
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) is (b) dev (c) best
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january

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