Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 524 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manav's kite
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) friend
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Poojas book (c) Pooja's book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras bag
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) long
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) visited
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Poojas' cap (c) Pooja's cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs book (c) Devs' book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) a
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) eid
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans book (b) Karans' book (c) Karan's book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag

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