Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 389 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) ganga
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhan's book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras kite (c) Iras' kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riya's cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs' bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) is
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Sneha's bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) is (c) zoya
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) aarav (c) best
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) river
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Ishas' kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) onam
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahuls kite

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar