Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 578 · 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? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohans book
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) aarav (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras' book (c) Iras book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoyas' pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) river
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Isha's kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) diya (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavyas' book
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday

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