Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 317 · 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 pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) friend (b) saanvi (c) is
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) our
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) lives
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) is (c) best
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) nisha (b) friend (c) is
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) is
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) is (c) friend
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) is (b) aisha (c) friend
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) pongal
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Tara's kite (b) Taras' kite (c) Taras kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) a
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) ganga
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaans' bag

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