Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 462 · 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? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) best (c) friend
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) our
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras kite (c) Iras' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoyas' cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's bag (b) Aishas bag (c) Aishas' bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) pongal
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) is (c) vivaan
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) ganga
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march

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