Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 40 · 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 eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) friend (c) best
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) visited
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) family
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) narmada
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) celebrate
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananya's bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) is (b) friend (c) kabir
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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