Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 318 · 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 is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priya's book
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) ganga
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) eid
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) is (b) aisha (c) best
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) is (c) friend
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aaravs' pen
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) is
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Isha's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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