Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 461 · 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) have'nt (c) havent
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjuns pen
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) is (c) kavya
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) a
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) narmada
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aishas' kite
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Poojas kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) friend (c) saanvi
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunal's pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) family
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .

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