Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 387 · 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 “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diya's kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas' cap (c) Aishas cap
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs' bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) long
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunals bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) best (c) arjun
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) is
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhan's kite
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in

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