Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 400 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) in
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) our
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) is
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) last
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) uncle
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) celebrate
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas' cap
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priyas cap (c) Priya's cap
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nisha's pen (c) Nishas pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't

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