Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 396 · 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 pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) pongal
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karan's kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) onam
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diyas pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhans cap (c) Farhan's cap
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Devs' book (c) Dev's book
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) ishaan (c) is
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) river
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs' bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas' kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .

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