Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 335 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) river
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nishas cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas' bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) our
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) narmada
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) best (c) is
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag

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