Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 266 · 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 cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas' bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) is (c) aisha
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diyas book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aishas bag (c) Aisha's bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) holi
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) celebrate
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diya's cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diyas' cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananya's bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) nisha (b) friend (c) is
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) pongal
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) yamuna
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) best (b) friend (c) kunal
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt

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