Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 403 · 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 “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priya's pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) chennai
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) friend (c) is
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) yamuna
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) celebrate
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) is (c) kavya
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priya's cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priyas cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neel's cap
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavyas' cap
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diyas' pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myra's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhans' bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals' kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabirs' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited

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