Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 556 · 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? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans' book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) friend (c) is
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) eid
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myra's pen (c) Myras' pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) long
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) priya (c) is
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manav's cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) year
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite

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