Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 281 · 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? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nisha's pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) jaipur
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) a
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) is
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) pune
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs' pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjun's cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) friend (b) best (c) kabir
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday

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