Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 344 · 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 eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) with
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) best (b) diya (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras' bag (c) Iras bag
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) best
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras' kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahuls pen
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras' bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) myra (c) is
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohans pen
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai

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