Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 408 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) last
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
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? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) family
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) rohan
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoya's cap
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaan's cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaans bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) is
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas' book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't

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