Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 377 · 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? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) is
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) friend (b) best (c) tara
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkar's bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaans' bag
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans' bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) yamuna
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yashs' pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nisha's cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) celebrate
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) last
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) chennai

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