Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 383 · 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 holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) family
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aishas pen
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvis cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Devs pen (c) Dev's pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) yamuna
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) best (c) arjun
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) pune
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) lives
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) riya (b) is (c) best
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diya's cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diyas' cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) karan (c) is
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) kaveri
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) kolkata
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) aarav (c) best
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras' pen

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