Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 395 · 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 “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Pooja's bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) visited
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) uncle
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) with
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) celebrate
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvi's book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) best (c) rahul
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) holi
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaans' book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aaravs' cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diya's pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) onam
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoya's cap (c) Zoyas cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) aarav (c) best
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) godavari
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs pen
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .

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